[cor.vee] n [ME corvee, fr. MF, fr. ML corrogata, fr. L, fem. of corrogatus, pp. of corrogare to collect, requisition, fr. com- + rogare to ask--more at right] (14c) 1: unpaid labor (as toward constructing roads) due from a feudal vassal to his lord
2: labor exacted in lieu of taxes by public authorities esp. for highway construction or repair