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   Corps , n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L.  corpus body. See Corpse.]
   The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See Corpse, 1.
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   By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where.
   Piers Plowman.
   
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   A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps.
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   A corps operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry.
   Gen. Upton (U. S. Tactics. )
   
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   A body or code of laws. [Obs.]
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   The whole corps of the law.
   Bacon.
   
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   (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obs.]
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   The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps.
   Bacon.
   
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   [Ger.] In some countries of Europe, a form of students' social society binding the members to strict adherence to certain student customs and its code of honor; -- Ger. spelling usually korps.
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   Army corps, or (French) Corps d'armée , a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself. -- ‖Corps de logis  [F., body of the house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings. -- Corps diplomatique  [F., diplomatic body], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.
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