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Webster 1913 Edition

Corvee

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Corˊvee′

(k?rˊv′ or -v?′)
,
Noun.
[F.
corvée
, fr. LL.
corvada
,
corrogata
, fr. L.
corrogare
to entreat together;
cor-
+
rogare
to ask.]
(Feudal Law)
An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.

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