corvee
See also: corvée
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French corvée, from Medieval Latin corrogāta, based on Latin corrogāre (“to entreat together”).
Noun
corvee (countable and uncountable, plural corvees)
- Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
- Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.
Translations
unpaid labor required by a feudal lord
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labor in lieu of taxes
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References
- corvee in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. (etymology)
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