Corps

n. sing. & pl.
  1. The human body, whether living or dead.
  2. A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps.
  3. A body or code of laws.
  4. (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed.
  5. In some countries of Europe, a form of students' social society binding the members to strict adherence to certain student customs and its code of honor; -- Ger. spelling usually korps.
    6. Army corps, or (French) Corps d'armée (kôr` där`m&auptack_;") ,
    a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself.
    Corps de logis (kôr` de lô`zhė") ,
    the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.