ETYM French corvée, from Late Lat. corvada, corrogata, from Latin corrogare to entreat together; cor- + rogare to ask.
Unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes.
Exaction of unpaid labor.
1. Vrsta poreza koji se u staroj Turskoj davao na okupiranim teritorijama u vidu ličnog rada ili davanja podvoza;
2. Težak, naporan rad za drugoga. (tur.)