corvee labor

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• CORVÉE — CORVÉE, forced labor imposed by a conqueror on the conquered, or by a government on the citizens under its jurisdiction. Corvée labor is one of the most obvious features of the centralism in ancient Near Eastern states; it manifests itself in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• corvée — [kôr vā′] [Fr < OFr corovee < ML corrogata (opera), required (work) < pp. of L corrogare, to bring together (by entreaty) < com , intens. + rogare, to ask: see ROGATION] 1. the enforced and unpaid labor of a peasant for his feudal… …   English World dictionary

• corvée — mid 14c., day s unpaid labor due to a lord by vassals under French feudal system (abolished 1776), from O.Fr. corvee (12c.), from L.L. corrogata (opera) requested work, from fem. pp. of L. corrogare, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + rogare to …   Etymology dictionary

• corvee — corvée mid 14c., day s unpaid labor due to a lord by vassals under French feudal system (abolished 1776), from O.Fr. corvee (12c.), from L.L. corrogata (opera) requested work, from fem. pp. of L. corrogare, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) +… …   Etymology dictionary

• Corvée — ♦ Labor owed by a serf to his landowner. (Fine, John V.A. Jr. The Late Medieval Balkans, 622) …   Medieval glossary

• Corvée — French corvée. Corvée is labor, often unpaid, that is required of people of lower social standing and imposed on them by their superiors (often an aristocrat or noble). It differs from chattel slavery in that the worker is not owned outright –… …   Wikipedia

• corvée —    The corvée in pre Revolutionary France was a service of compulsory labor required of every villager under the age of 60 on several days during the year. It usually consisted of road making, repairs, bridge building, and, generally speaking,… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• corvée — /kawr vay /, n. 1. unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord. 2. an obligation imposed on inhabitants of a district to perform services, as repair of roads, bridges, etc., for little or no remuneration. [1300… …   Universalium

• LABOR — In the Bible and Apocrypha The Bible regards labor as human destiny and an aspect of the order of heaven and earth and all therein. According to Genesis 2:5, a condition of the creation of plant life was the presence of a human being to cultivate …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• labor — I noun 1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages (Freq. 20) there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field • Syn: ↑labour, ↑working class, ↑proletariat • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• corvée — noun Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin corrogata, from Latin, feminine of corrogatus, past participle of corrogare to collect, requisition, from com + rogare to ask more at right Date: 14th century 1. unpaid labor (as toward constructing… …   New Collegiate Dictionary