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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.

Definition 2024

corvee

corvee

See also: corvée

English

Alternative forms

corvée

Noun

corvee ‎(plural corvees)

Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
Labor, especially on roads, in lieu of taxes.

Translations

unpaid labor required by a feudal lord

Arabic:
Armenian: կոռ (hy) ‎(koṙ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 勞役 (zh), 劳役 (zh) ‎(láoyì), 差役 (zh) ‎(chāiyì), 徭役 (zh) ‎(yáoyì)
Finnish: taksvärkki (fi)
French: corvée (fr) f

Hindi:
Latin: angaria f
Persian: بیگار (fa) ‎(bigâr), شاکار (fa) ‎(šâkâr), مچرگ ‎(mačarg)
Russian: ба́рщина (ru) f ‎(bárščina)
Spanish: corvea f

labor in lieu of taxes

Chinese:
Mandarin:

Finnish: taksvärkki (fi)
Russian:

References

corvee in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 (etymology)