Cor`vee" (k?r`v" ∨ -v?"), n. [F. corv'ee, fr. LL. corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat togetther; cor- + rogare to ask.] FeudalLaw

An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.

 

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