corvee

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) household chores, especially at a camp or barracks
2. (feminine, historical, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) corvee labour

Synoniemen

opdracht

taak

werktaak

actietaak

Vertalingen

Arbeit

Aufgabe

Auftrag

lästige Pflicht

Corvée

αγγαρεία

βαρετή δουλια

duty

function

housekeeping

housework

job

task

undertaking

مهمة

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kɔrˈveː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Frans: corvée

In summary

Borrowed from French corvée, from Middle French corvee, from Old French corvee, from Late Latin conrogāta. Doublet of karwei.