Found 2 items, similar to Corvee.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: corvee
corvee
n : unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a
lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Corvee
Corvee
\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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