# corvee

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɔːveɪ/

## Definitions
1. Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
2. Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.

## Etymology
From French corvée, from Late Latin conrogāta, derived from Latin conrogāre (“call together by entreaty”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/corvee