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^(key): /ˈkɔːveɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /kɔːɹˈveɪ/

Noun

corvee (countable and uncountable, plural corvees)

Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
Labor, especially on roads, in lieu of taxes.

Translations

unpaid labor required by a feudal lord

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: կոռ (hy) (koṙ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 勞役 (zh), 劳役 (zh) (láoyì), 差役 (zh) (chāiyì), 徭役 (zh) (yáoyì)
Estonian: teoorjus (et)
Finnish: taksvärkki (fi)
French: corvée (fr) f

Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Latin: angaria f
Occitan: corrogada (oc) f, corròc m, corvada (oc) f
Persian: بیگار‎‎ (fa) (bigâr), شاکار‎‎ (fa) (šâkâr), مچرگ‎‎ (mačarg)
Russian: ба́рщина (ru) f (bárščina)
Spanish: corvea f

labor in lieu of taxes

Chinese:
Mandarin: 勞役 (zh), 劳役 (zh) (láoyì), 差役 (zh) (chāiyì), 徭役 (zh) (yáoyì)
Finnish: taksvärkki (fi)

Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

References

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

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