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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Copula \Cop"u*la\, noun [L., bond, band. See {Couple}.]
1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and predicate.
2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also {coupler}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
copula
noun: an equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copulative}, {linking verb}] [also: {copulae} (pl)]
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