HyperDic: corvee

English > 1 sense of the word corvee:
NOUNactcorveeunpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
English > corvee: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningunpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes.
Broaderlabor, labour, toilProductive work (especially physical work done for wages)

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