Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corvee

/kɔːɹˈveɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
corvee
IPA
/kɔːɹˈveɪ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɔːɹˈveɪ/
  • British English: /ˈkɔːveɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

corvees (plural) corvée (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce corvee?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɔːɹˈveɪ/.
What does corvee mean?
Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
Where does corvee come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce corvee

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