Corps

(kōr.) [Fr., from L. corpus.] (Mil.) A body of troops, or any division of an army; as, a C. de reserve, the troops in reserve; C. de bataille, the whole line of battle. A C. d'armée consists of two or more divisions of an army in the field; such divisions are subdivided into brigades, and the latter into battalions or regiments. [s. 231]