corvee
See also: corvée
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French corvée, from Late Latin conrogāta, derived from Latin conrogāre (“call together by entreaty”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
corvee (countable and uncountable, plural corvees)
- Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
- Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.
TranslationsEdit
unpaid labor required by a feudal lord
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labor in lieu of taxes
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ReferencesEdit
- corvee in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 (etymology)
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French corvée, from Middle French corvee, from Old French corvee, from Late Latin conrogāta.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
corvee f or n (uncountable)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Indonesian: korvé