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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•vée (kôr vā′),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentunpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
- Governmentan obligation imposed on inhabitants of a district to perform services, as repair of roads, bridges, etc., for little or no remuneration.
- Late Latin corrogāta contribution, collection, noun, nominal use of feminine of Latin corrogātus (past participle of corrogāre to collect by asking), equivalent. to cor- cor- + rogā(re) to ask + -tus past participle suffix
- Middle French
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: corvée /ˈkɔːveɪ/ n - a day's unpaid labour owed by a feudal vassal to his lord
- the practice or an instance of forced labour
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin corrogāta contribution, from Latin corrogāre to collect, from rogāre to ask |