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English → English (gcide) Definition: Corporal oath Corporal \Cor"po*ral\ (k[^o]r"p[-o]*ral), ||Corporale \Cor`po*ra"le\ (-r?"l?), n. [LL. corporale: cf. F. corporal. See Corporal,a.] A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth. [1913 Webster] Corporal oath, a solemn oath; -- so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements. [1913 Webster]