body corporate
body corporate · bodies corporate · body corporates
A corporation, when viewed as a legal personA corporation, when viewed as a legal person.
Meaning
3 sensesA corporation, when viewed as a legal person.
(broadly)A legal person.
(Australia, New Zealand)An organization of individuals that jointly own a shared housing facility such as a condominium or set of townhouses under a community titles scheme.
Origin
From Middle English body corporat, body corporate (also body incorperate), equivalent to bFrom Middle English body corporat, body corporate (also body incorperate), equivalent to body + corporate (adjective) and modelled on Middle French corps corporat.
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Forms
plural: bodies corporate / body corporates| Singular | body corporate |
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| Plural | bodies corporate / body corporates |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular