The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lancepesade \Lance`pe*sade"\, n. [F. lancepessade, lanspessade, anspessade, It. lancia spezzata a broken lance or demilance, a demilance roan, a light horseman, bodyguard.] An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; -- called also lance corporal. [Obsolete]
lance corporal \lance" cor`por*al\, n.
A lancepesade.
An enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps ranking between a private first class and a corporal.
The lowest rank of corporal; -- a term used in the British military.
--RHUD
Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context US English) An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as ''LCpl.'' 2 (context British English) A non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking above private and below corporal. A rank with NATO code OR-3. n. 1 (context US English) An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as ''LCpl.'' 2 (context British English) A non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking above private and below corporal. A rank with NATO code OR-3.
WordNet
n. an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
Wikipedia
Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. It is below the rank of corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer, usually equivalent to the NATO Rank Grade OR-3.
Usage examples of "lance corporal".
You're only a lance corporal but you got it through a meritorious promotion given by the brigadier himself, and you got a hero medal and he doesn't, and you been in a real war and he hasn't.
We know that because we know our leaders are the finest leaders there are, as are the Marines who were promoted today, and as are the lance corporal fire team leaders and corporal squad leaders who have yet to be promoted.
He gestured at the new lance corporal's chevrons on the utilities hanging on the wall.
And I think I am beginning to see where your lance corporal and Virginia Shaw fit into this.
Both of his men, MacIlargie and Lance Corporal Van Impe, were scanning the landscape through their magnifiers.
Already his mind was racing forward, how long would it take him to get dressed, how much time would it take to find Lance Corporal Schultz and the others?
But he already had Kerr running herd on Corporal Doyle, and Kerr was probably the man in the platoon best qualified to handle Lance Corporal Schultz.
The firing has come from my right rear, near Lance Corporal Marshall’.