corvee (Meaning)
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corvee (n)
unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
Synonyms & Antonyms of corvee
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corvee Sentence Examples
- In medieval times, peasants were often subjected to corvee labor, working on the lord's land without pay.
- The corvee system was a form of forced labor imposed by feudal lords on their subjects.
- Under the corvee system, peasants were obligated to perform tasks such as road maintenance and construction.
- The corvee obligation placed a heavy burden on the peasants, who had little control over their own time and labor.
- Failure to fulfill corvee duties could result in harsh punishments or fines imposed by the ruling authorities.
- The corvee laborers toiled in the fields from dawn till dusk, with little respite from their arduous tasks.
- The corvee system persisted in some regions long after serfdom had been abolished elsewhere.
- The corvee imposed significant hardships on peasant families, often leaving them with little time to tend to their own crops and livelihoods.
- Some lords abused their power by imposing excessive corvee obligations on their subjects, leading to widespread discontent among the peasantry.
- The abolition of the corvee system was seen as a significant step towards improving the rights and freedoms of the common people.
FAQs About the word corvee
unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
In medieval times, peasants were often subjected to corvee labor, working on the lord's land without pay.
The corvee system was a form of forced labor imposed by feudal lords on their subjects.
Under the corvee system, peasants were obligated to perform tasks such as road maintenance and construction.
The corvee obligation placed a heavy burden on the peasants, who had little control over their own time and labor.
