CORPORAS
Cor"po*ras (kr"p-rs), n. Etym: [Prop. pl. of corporal.]
Defn: The corporal, or communion cloth. [Obs.] Fuller.
CORPORATE Cor"po*rate (kr"p-rt), a. Etym: [L. corporatus, p. p. of corporare to shape into a body, fr. corpus body. See Corpse.]
1. Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town.
2. Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body. "Corporate property." Hallam.
3. United; general; collectively one. They answer in a joint and corporate voice. Shak. Corporate member, an actual or voting member of a corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American Board.
CORPORATE
Cor"po*rate (-rt), v. t.
Defn: To incorporate. [Obs.] Stow.
CORPORATE
Cor"po*rate, v. i.
Defn: To become incorporated. [Obs.]