Definition of CORVEES

• CORVEE, an obligation to perform feudal service [n]
• unpaid labor (as toward constructing roads) due from a feudal vassal to his lord
• bor exacted in lieu of taxes by public authorities especially for highway construction or repair
• unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord
• obligation imposed on inhabitants of a district to perform services, as repair of roads, bridges, etc., for little or no remuneration