| 单词 | corvee |
| 释义 | corvee in British Englishnoun day's unpaid labour owed by a feudal vassal to his lord corvée in British English (ˈkɔːveɪ) noun 1. European history a day's unpaid labour owed by a feudal vassal to his lord 2. the practice or an instance of forced labour Word origin C14: from Old French, from Late Latin corrogāta contribution, from Latin corrogāre to collect, from rogāre to askcorvée in American English (kɔrˈveɪ) noun 1. the enforced and unpaid labor of a peasant for his feudal lord 2. forced labor exacted by a government, as for the construction of public works Word origin Fr < OFr corovee < ML corrogata (opera), required (work) < pp. of L corrogare, to bring together (by entreaty) < com-, intens. + rogare, to ask: see rogation |
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