Etymology

lance corporal

Today it means: An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl. Full definition →

Italian lancia spezzata
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  1. Italian · derived fromlancia spezzata
  2. English todaylance corporal

From lancepesade, an anglicization from Italian lancia spezzata

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.