[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lance \lance\ la^ns, n. oe. lance, f. lance, fr. l. lancea;
   cf. gr. lo`gchh. cf. launch.
   1. a weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and
      a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and
      often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or
      harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
      1913 webster

            a braver soldier never couched lance. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. a soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
      1913 webster

   3. founding a small iron rod which suspends the core of the
      mold in casting a shell.
      1913 webster

   4. mil. an instrument which conveys the charge of a piece
      of ordnance and forces it home.
      1913 webster

   5. pyrotech. one of the small paper cases filled with
      combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a
      figure.
      1913 webster

   6. med. a lancet.
      pjc

   free lance, in the middle ages, and subsequently, a knight
      or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or
      commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who
      assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility
      without regard to party lines or deference to authority.
      see also freelance, n. and a., and freelancer.

   lance bucket cavalry, a socket attached to a saddle or
      stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance.

   lance corporal, same as lancepesade.

   lance knight, a lansquenet. --b. jonson.

   lance snake zool., the fer-de-lance.

   stink-fire lance mil., a kind of fuse filled with a
      composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used
      in the counter operations of miners.

   to break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest.
      1913 webster
see also:
launch free lance freelance freelancer lance bucket lance corporal 
lancepesade lance knight lance snake stink-fire lance to break a lance 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lance corporal \lance" cor`poral\, n.
   1. a lancepesade.
      pjc

   2. an enlisted member of the united states marine corps
      ranking between a private first class and a corporal.
      pjc

   3. the lowest rank of corporal; -- a term used in the british
      military. --rhud
      pjc
see also:
lancepesade 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lancepesade \lance`pesade"\, n. f. lancepessade, lanspessade,
   anspessade, it. lancia spezzata a broken lance or demilance,
   a demilance roan, a light horseman, bodyguard.
   an assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties
   of a corporal; -- called also lance corporal. obsolete
   1913 webster
see also:
lance corporal 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

corporal \cor"poral\ k^or"p-oral, n. corrupted fr. f.
   caporal, it. caporale, fr. capo head, chief, l. caput. see
   chief, and cf. caporal. mil.
   a noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. in the
   united states army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer
   in a company of infantry. he places and relieves sentinels.
   1913 webster

   corporal's guard, a detachment such as would be in charge
      of a corporal for guard duty, etc.; hence, derisively, a
      very small number of persons.

   lance corporal, an assistant corporal on private's pay.
      --farrow.

   ship's corporal naut., a petty officer who assists the
      master at arms in his various duties.
      1913 webster
see also:
chief caporal corporal's guard lance corporal ship's corporal 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lance corporal
     n : an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private
         first class and below a corporal

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Corporal, definition of term: Corporal
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Lance >> L Words
Lance, definition of term: Lance
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Corporal Punish >> C Words
Corporal Punish, definition of term: Corporal Punish
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Free Lance >> F Words
Free Lance, definition of term: Free Lance
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