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. "A corps operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry."
3.A body or code of laws. (Obs.) "The whole corps of the law."
4.(Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed. (Obs.) "The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps."
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.
