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. [1913 Webster]