corporal

Definition

Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.

Etymology

From Middle English corporal, corporall, corporel, corporell, from Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.

Example Sentences

• "Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind."
• "corporal punishment"
• "corporal suffering"