CORVEE

corvee

(noun) unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

corvee (countable and uncountable, plural corvees)

Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.

Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.

Source: Wiktionary

Cor`vee" (kr`v" or -v"), n. Etym: [F. corvée, fr. LL. corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat togetther; cor- + rogare to ask.] (Feudal Law)

Definition: An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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