corvee

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

To do so, they resurrected corvée, a 19th-century Haitian law for indentured labor.

From New York Times • May 20, 2022

By the legislation of that day, common to several countries besides Poland, these peasants were to a great extent under his power, and were compelled to the corvée.

From Kościuszko A Biography by Gardner, Monica M. (Monica Mary)

The herdsmen which are the property of Apil-Shamash and Naram-Sin shall not be put in the corvée.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)

True, the abolition of the corvée, of main morte, and of servitudes were measures that met with the approval of all right-minded men, including the King of France himself.

From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Webster, Nesta H.

"But they don't believe in the corvée, surely?"

From Ringfield A Novel by Harrison, S. Frances (Susie Frances)