Lance Corporal Definition

noun
A private acting temporarily as a corporal.
Webster's New World
An enlisted person ranking below a corporal and above a private first class.
Webster's New World
One who holds this rank.
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Other Word Forms of Lance Corporal

Noun

Singular:
lance corporal
Plural:
lance-corporals

Origin of Lance Corporal

  • From lancepesade from obsolete French lancepessade from Italian lancia spezzata superior soldier lancia lance (from Latin lancea lance) spezzata feminine past participle of spezzare to break to pieces

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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