corvee

cor·vée

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kawr-vey]
- /kɔrˈveɪ/
- /ˈkɔːveɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawr-vey]
- /kɔrˈveɪ/

Definitions of corvee word

noun corvee day's unpaid labour owed by a feudal vassal to his lord 3
noun corvee a day's unpaid labour owed by a feudal vassal to his lord 3
noun corvee the practice or an instance of forced labour 3
noun corvee the enforced and unpaid labor of a peasant for his feudal lord 3
noun corvee forced labor exacted by a government, as for the construction of public works 3
noun corvee unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord. 1

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Origin of corvee

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin corrogāta contribution, collection, noun use of feminine of Latin corrogātus (past participle of corrogāre to collect by asking), equivalent to cor- cor- + rogā(re) to ask + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Corvee

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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corvee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for corvee

noun corvee

chain gang — In the United States, a chain gang is a group of prisoners who are chained together to do work outside their prison. Chain gangs existed especially in former times.
hard labor — compulsory labor imposed upon criminals in addition to imprisonment, generally not exceeding ordinary labor in severity or amount.
servitude — slavery or bondage of any kind: political or intellectual servitude.
slavery — the condition of a slave; bondage.
gulag — the system of forced-labor camps in the Soviet Union.

All 6 Synonyms of corvee