CORVÉE
\kˈɔːviː], \kˈɔːviː], \k_ˈɔː_v_iː]\
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kor-v[=a]', n. the obligations on the inhabitants of districts to perform gratuitous labour (such as the maintenance of roads) for the sovereign or feudal lord. [Fr.,--Low L. corrogata--L. corrog[=a]re--cor, together, reg[=a]re, to ask.]
By Thomas Davidson