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Lance corporal

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl. US
  2. 2
    an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal wordnet
  3. 3
    A non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking above private and below corporal. A rank with NATO code OR-3. British

Etymology

From lancepesade, an anglicization from Italian lancia spezzata

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