corps Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
    army corps.
  2. noun a body of people associated together
    • diplomatic corps
  3. noun a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
    corporation; corp.

WordNet

Corps noun singular & plural
Etymology
F., fr. L. corpus body. See Corpse.
Definitions
  1. The human body, whether living or dead. Obs. See Corpse, 1.
    By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman.
  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. A body or code of laws. Obs.
    The whole corps of the law. Bacon.
  4. (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed. Obs.
    The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps. Bacon.

Webster 1913