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lance corporal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
lance -cor-po-ral
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl.

American usage

noun

A non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking above private and below corporal. A rank with NATO code OR-3.

British usage

Etymology

From lancepesade, an anglicization from Italian lancia spezzata

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

lance corporals (plural) lance-corporal (alternative)

Questions

What does lance corporal mean?
An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl.
Where does lance corporal come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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