noun

1. A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

2. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.

3. A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.

noun

1. The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

noun

1. A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.

2. The municipal governing body of a borough or city.

3. In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.

Synonyms: public limited company