corvée

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

corvée (plural corvées)

  1. Alternative form of corvee

French[edit]

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Une corvée

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Late Latin conrogāta [opera], from the feminine past participle of Latin conrogō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ.ve/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

corvée f (plural corvées)

  1. (historical) corvee (labour due to a feudal lord; labour on roads) [from 1170s]
  2. drudgery; chore [from c. 1460]
    Synonym: besogne
  3. (military) fatigue; menial task [from 1835]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: corvee
  • English: corvee
  • Italian: corvè

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