CORPS

corps. (fr) corps, deade bodie

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corps. Corps, n. a body of soldiers (an ill word)

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Corps (kōr, pl. kōrz), n. sing. & pl. [[F., fr. L. corpus body. See Corpse.]] 1. 1. The human body, whether living or dead. See Corpse, 1.
By what craft in my corps, it cometh and where. Piers Plowman. 2. 2. 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.
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. ) 3. 3. A body or code of laws.
The whole corps of the law. Bacon. 4. 4. (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed.
The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps. Bacon. Army corps, or (French) Corps d'armée (kō̍r′ där′mā̍″), a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself. — ‖Corps de logis (kō̍r′ de lō̍′zhē̍″) [], the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings. — Corps diplomatique (k�r d�′pl�′m�–t�k″) [], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.