Main Entry: ²corporal

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin corporalis, from corpor-, corpus body — more at midriff

Date: 14th century

1 obsolete : corporeal, physical
2 : of, relating to, or affecting the body <corporal punishment>

— cor·po·ral·ly \-p(ə-)rə-lē\ adverb