corvee

== English == === Alternative forms === corvée === Etymology === From French corvée, from Late Latin conrogāta, derived from Latin conrogāre (“call together by entreaty”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːveɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /kɔːɹˈveɪ/ === Noun === corvee (countable and uncountable, plural corvees) Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord. Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes. ==== Translations ==== === References === “corvee”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. (etymology) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French corvée, from Middle French corvee, from Old French corvee, from Late Latin conrogāta. Doublet of karwei. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔrˈveː/ Hyphenation: cor‧vee Rhymes: -eː === Noun === corvee f or n (uncountable, no diminutive) household chores, especially at a camp or barracks (historical) corvee labour ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: korvé