Corporification

/ˌkɔrpərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of forming into a body or corporation; the act of giving bodily or organizational form to something.

Etymology

From corpus + -fication (process of making). This term blends the meaning of 'corpus' (body) with the corporate/institutional sense of body.

Kelly Says

When ancient craftsmen formed guilds, they underwent corporification—individual workers became a single organized body with rules and authority, much like cells joining to form an organism.

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