Corps1. (n.) A body of people; especially, an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps.
2. (n. sing. & pl.) A body or code of laws.
3. (n. sing. & pl.) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed.
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