different between corven vs corvee

Middle English

Verb

corven

1. past participle of kerven

Spanish

Verb

corven

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of corvar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of corvar.
3. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of corvar.

English

Alternative forms

• corvée

Etymology

From French corvée, from Medieval Latin corrog?ta, based on Latin corrog?re (“to entreat together”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??ve?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k????ve?/

Noun

corvee (countable and uncountable, plural corvees)

1. Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
2. Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.

Translations

References

• corvee in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913. (etymology)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French corvée, from Middle French corvee, from Old French corvee, from Medieval Latin corveda, from corrogata in corrogata opera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?r?ve?/
• Hyphenation: cor?vee
• Rhymes: -e?

Noun

corvee f or n (uncountable)

1. household chores, especially at a camp or barracks
2. (historical) corvee labour

Related terms

• karwei