Origin: Latin suffix -al
Corporal has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
"The corporal stood at attention while waiting for his squad to assemble before morning patrol."
A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
"After carefully folding the corporal, the priest prepared to place the consecrated bread and wine upon it before beginning the Mass."
The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
"The meditation guide reminded us that while our thoughts can be ethereal, we must remember to honor our corporal needs like food and sleep."