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cor·vée

(kôr-vā′, kôr′vā′)

1. Labor exacted by a local authority for little or no pay or instead of taxes and used especially in the maintenance of roads.

2. A day of unpaid work required of a vassal by a feudal lord.

[French corvée and Middle English corve, both from Old French corovee, from Medieval Latin (opera) corrogāta, (work) requested, neuter pl. of Latin corrogātus, past participle of corrogāre, to summon together : com-, com- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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corvée

(ˈkɔːveɪ)

1. (Historical Terms) European history a day's unpaid labour owed by a feudal vassal to his lord

2. (Historical Terms) the practice or an instance of forced labour

[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin corrogāta contribution, from Latin corrogāre to collect, from rogāre to ask]

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cor•vée

(kɔrˈveɪ)

n.

1. unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.

2. an obligation imposed on inhabitants of a district to perform services, as repair of roads, for little or no pay.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin corrogāta contribution, collection, n. use of feminine of Latin corrogātus, past participle of corrogāre to collect by asking]

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corvee - unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes

toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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The ignorant began to murmur against me, and to say that I wanted to bring the days of the corvee back again; this made me anxious to finish this important work, that they might speedily appreciate its benefits.

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"Not content with refusing revenue," he continued, "this outlander refuses also to beegar" (this is the corvee or forced labor on the roads), "and stirs my people up to the like treason.

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