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Meaning of CORVEE

Pronunciation:  kor'vey

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
 
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 See Also: labor, labour, toil

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cor`vee"\ (k?r`v" or -v?"), n. [F. corv['e]e, fr. LL.
corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat together;
cor- + rogare to ask.] (Feudal Law)
An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of
roads, for the lord or sovereign.
 
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Glossary
 
 Definition: unpaid labor in lieu of taxation, usually on road construction and maintenance.
 
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