Definitions for corvée
kɔrˈveɪcorvée

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corveenoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corveenoun

   unpaid labor (especially on roads) due to a feudal lord

2. corveenoun

   labor, especially on roads, in lieu of taxes

3. Etymology: From corvée, from corrogata, based on corrogare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corvée

   Corvée (French: [kɔʁve] (listen)) is a form of unpaid, forced labour, that is intermittent in nature lasting for limited periods of time: typically for only a certain number of days' work each year. Statute labour is a corvée imposed by a state for the purposes of public works. As such it represents a form of levy (taxation). Unlike other forms of levy, such as a tithe, a corvée does not require the population to have land, crops or cash. The obligation for tenant farmers to perform corvée work for landlords on private landed estates was widespread throughout history before the Industrial Revolution. The term is most typically used in reference to medieval and early modern Europe, where work was often expected by a feudal landowner (of their vassals), or by a monarch of their subjects. The application of the term is not limited to that time or place; the corvée has existed in modern and ancient Egypt, ancient Sumer, ancient Rome, China, Japan, everywhere in continental Europe, the Incan civilization, Haiti under Henry I and under American occupation (1915–1934), and Portugal's African colonies until the mid-1960s. Forms of statute labour officially existed until the early twentieth century in Canada and the United States.

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1. corvee

   Corvée is a form of unpaid, forced labor that a government imposes on its citizens, typically those of lower socioeconomic status. It has been used historically in numerous societies, often for the purpose of completing public works projects, like building roads, bridges, or buildings. The term originates from the French "corvée," meaning "an obligation."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Corveenoun

   an obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign

2. Etymology: [F. corve, fr. LL. corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat together; cor- + rogare to ask.]

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1. Corvée

   Corvée is unfree labour, often unpaid, that is required of people of lower social standing and imposed on them by the state or by a superior. The corvée was the earliest and most widespread form of taxation, which can be traced back to the beginning of civilization. It was state-imposed forced labour on peasants too poor to pay other forms of taxation. The corvée also existed towards feudal superiors, and was sometimes levied anyway even on persons with cash resources. The corvée differs from chattel slavery in that the worker is not owned outright – being free in various respects other than in the dispensation of his or her labour – and the work is usually intermittent; typically only a certain number of days' or months' work is required each year. It is a form of unfree labour where the worker is not, or not fully, compensated. Unlike other forms of levy, such as a tithe, the corvée does not require the population to have land, crops or cash and thus it tends to be favored in economies where money is in short supply. Corvée is thus most often found in economies where barter is the usual method of trade, or in subsistence economies.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Corvée

   kor-vā′, n. the obligations on the inhabitants of districts to perform gratuitous labour (such as the maintenance of roads) for the sovereign or feudal lord. [Fr.,—Low L. corrogata—L. corrogāre—cor, together, regāre, to ask.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corvée in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corvée in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=corvée
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Corvee
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvee
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corvée
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=corvée
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=corvée
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Corvee