A legal entity consisting of a single incorporated office.

plural of corpus allatum

(Christianity) A feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

(now rare) A corporal with responsibility for carrying or delivering letters for a given regiment etc.

plural of letter corporal

A city or region which is given a special legal and political status different from its environment, but which falls short of being sovereign, or an independent city state.

plural of corpse-gate

(dated) lych-gate

A thick candle formerly used at a lich-wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment.

(nautical) A petty officer who assists the master-at-arms in his various duties.