corvees

We have found lemma(root) word of corvees : corvée.

Definitions


[ˈkɔːveɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a day's unpaid labour owed by a vassal to his feudal lord


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin corrogare ‘ask for, collect’. Rare in English before the late 18th century




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