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