corvee

See also corvée

English

Alternative forms

• corvée

Etymology

From French corvée, from Medieval Latin corrogata, based on Latin corrogare (“to entreat together”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɔːveɪ/
• (US) IPA: /kɔːrˈveɪ/

Noun

corvee (plural corvees)

1. unpaid labor (especially on roads) due to a feudal lord
2. labor, especially on roads, in lieu of taxes

Translations

unpaid labor due to a feudal lord

• Armenian: կոռ (hy) (koṙ) 

• Russian: барщина (ru) (barščina)

References

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