lance corporal
noun /ˌlɑːns ˈkɔːpərəl/
  /ˌlæns ˈkɔːrpərəl/
- a member of one of the lower ranks in the British army- Lance Corporal Alan Smith
 Word Originlate 18th cent.: on the analogy of obsolete lancepesade, the lowest grade of non-commissioned officer, based on Italian lancia spezzata ‘broken lance’.