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Definition of lance corporal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lance corporal

noun
 
/ˌlɑːns ˈkɔːpərəl/
 
/ˌlæns ˈkɔːrpərəl/
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  1. a member of one of the lower ranks in the British army
    • Lance Corporal Alan Smith
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: on the analogy of obsolete lancepesade, the lowest grade of non-commissioned officer, based on Italian lancia spezzata ‘broken lance’.
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