Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staff corps

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
staff -corps
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A body of officers and soldiers who performed engineering and siege duties, made reconnaissances, etc. during the wars of Wellington.

British usage

noun

A body of British officers serving on the permanent Indian establishment, appointed from it to do duty with native regiments, etc.

Indian usage

Usage

Questions

What does staff corps mean?
A body of officers and soldiers who performed engineering and siege duties, made reconnaissances, etc. during the wars of Wellington.

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