corpsen.[OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously.()()2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.()He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. (D. Webster.)Corpse candle. (a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death. -- Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also lich gate.()n.[L. corpulentia: cf. F. corpulence.]()1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.()2. Thickness; density; compactness.()The heaviness and corpulency of water requiring a great force to divide it. (Ray.)