The rank, position, or office of a corporal in the military; the state of being a corporal.
From 'corporal' (a military rank) plus '-cy' (forming nouns indicating state or office). 'Corporal' comes from Old French and Latin 'corporalis' meaning 'of the body' or 'bodily.'
The word 'corporal' comes from 'body' because the rank was originally held by a soldier responsible for a small group—they were the 'head' or 'body' of that unit!
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