lance corporal
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Tweet n. 1. A noncommissioned rank in the US Marine Corps that is above private first class and below corporal. 2. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization. [From lancepesade, from obsolete French lancepessade, from Italian lancia spezzata, superior soldier : lancia, lance (from Latin lancea; see LANCE) + spezzata, feminine past participle of spezzare, to break to pieces.] |
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