corvee

Значение (Английский)

1. (countable, uncountable) Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
2. (countable, uncountable) Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.

Синонимы

labor

compulsory labor

Переводы

Robot

corvée

herendienst

angarya

ücretsiz iş

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈkɔːveɪ/

Этимология (Английский)

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