See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

CORPS (pronounced as in See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French, from which it is taken, being a See also:

• LATE

late spelling of tors, from See also:

• LAT

Lat. corpus, a See also:

• BODY

body; cf. " See also:

• CORPSE (Lat. corpus, the body)

corpse ")  , a word in very See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general use since the 17th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century to denote a See also:

• BODY

body of troops, varying from a few See also:

• HUNDRED

hundred to the greater See also:

• PART

part of an See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army . In a See also:

• SPECIAL

special sense " See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps " is used as synonymous with " army corps " (corps d'armee) . The word is applied to any organized body, as in corps diplomatique, the general body of See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign See also:

• DIPLOMATIC

diplomatic agents accredited to any See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government (see See also:

• DIPLOMACY (Fr. diplomatic)

DIPLOMACY), or corps de See also:

• BALLET

ballet, the members of a See also:

• TROOP (an adaptation of Fr. troupe, O. Fr. trope; cf. Ital. troppa, troppa; Med. Lat. truppus; the origin is doubtful; suggestions have been made that it represents a German conception of Latin turba, crowd, or is an adaptation of Norw. tarp, flock)

troop of dancers at a See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre; so in esprit de corps, the See also:

• COMMON

common spirit of See also:

• LOYALTY

loyalty which animates any body of associated persons .