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Word: Corv%C3%A9e
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin corrogare ‘ask for, collect’. Rare in English before the late 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɔːveɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a day's unpaid labour owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.
Short Definition:day's unpaid labour owed by vassal
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