The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Corporate \Cor"po*rate\ (k?r"p?-r?t), a. [L. corporatus, p. p.
of corporare to shape into a body, fr. corpus body. See
Corpse.]
1. Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an
association, and endowed by law with the rights and
liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a
corporate town.
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2. Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body.
"Corporate property." --Hallam.
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3. United; general; collectively one.
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They answer in a joint and corporate voice. --Shak.
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Corporate member, an actual or voting member of a
corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an
honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American
Board.
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