Corvees
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of corvee: forms of unpaid labour that feudal lords required from their vassals in lieu of taxes, often for public works such as road maintenance.
“The peasants resented the corvees that kept them from tending their own fields.”
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forced labourstatute labourvilleinage
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