corvée
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noun
1.
unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
2.
an obligation imposed on inhabitants of a district to perform services, as repair of roads, bridges, etc., for little or no remuneration.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin corrogāta contribution, collection, noun 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
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin corrogāta contribution, collection, noun 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
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| 1. | European history a day's unpaid labour owed by a feudal vassal to his lord |
| 2. | the practice or an instance of forced labour |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin corrogāta contribution, from Latin corrogāre to collect, from rogāre to ask] | |
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Example sentences
Poor villagers in rural regions were often required to provide corvee labor on demand as a tax imposed by authorities.
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