Definitions for corvéekɔrˈveɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cor•véekɔrˈveɪ(n.)
unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
Category: Government
an obligation imposed on inhabitants of a district to perform services, as repair of roads, for little or no pay.
Category: Government
Origin of corvée:
1300–50; ME < MF < LL corrogāta contribution, collection, n. use of fem. of L corrogātus, ptp. of corrogāre to collect by asking
Princeton's WordNet
corvee(noun)
unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
Wiktionary
corvee(Noun)
unpaid labor (especially on roads) due to a feudal lord
corvee(Noun)
labor, especially on roads, in lieu of taxes
Origin: From corvée, from corrogata, based on corrogare.
Webster Dictionary
Corvee(noun)
an obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Corvée
obligation as at one time enforced in France to render certain services to Seigneurs, such as repairing of roads, abolished by the Contituent Assembly.
Translations for corvée
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- geswoeg, gesloof, moeiteAfrikaans
- كَدْح، عَمَل مُمِل وصَعْبArabic
- ангарияBulgarian
- chaticePortuguese (BR)
- dřinaCzech
- die SchindereiGerman
- slid; slavearbejdeDanish
- αγγαρείαGreek
- faena, lataSpanish
- vaevEstonian
- کار خسته کنندهFarsi
- riesaFinnish
- corvéeFrench
- עֲבוֹדָה מְיַיגַעַתHebrew
- कठिन एवं थकाने वाला कामHindi
- mučan posaoCroatian
- robotHungarian
- kerja beratIndonesian
- strit, puðIcelandic
- faticataItalian
- 骨折り仕事Japanese
- 힘든 일Korean
- didžiulis sunkus darbasLithuanian
- nogurdinošs/apnicīgs darbsLatvian
- kerja beratMalay
- corveeDutch
- slit, slavearbeidNorwegian
- harówkaPolish
- کار خسته کنندهPersian
- ستری کیدلPashto
- chaticePortuguese
- ţigarăRomanian
- волынкаRussian
- drinaSlovak
- garanjeSlovenian
- težak posaoSerbian
- slitgöra, knogSwedish
- งานที่ยากลำบากหรือน่าเบื่อหน่ายThai
- zor işTurkish
- 苦差事Chinese (Trad.)
- важка, виснажлива роботаUkrainian
- محنت طلب اور بے لطف کامUrdu
- công việc mệt nhọcVietnamese
- 苦工，苦差事Chinese (Simp.)
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