"corvée" meaning in French

See corvée in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔʁ.ve/ Audio: Fr-corvée.ogg Forms: corvées [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin conrogāta [opera], from the feminine past participle of Latin conrogō. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|LL.|conrogāta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin conrogāta, {{inh+|fr|LL.|conrogāta}} Inherited from Late Latin conrogāta, {{der|fr|la|corrogo|conrogō}} Latin conrogō Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} corvée f (plural corvées)
  1. (historical) corvee (labour due to a feudal lord; labour on roads) [from 1170s] Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-corvée-fr-noun-HLgEif5r Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 47 3 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 80 5 15
  2. drudgery; chore [from c. 1460] Tags: feminine Synonyms: besogne
    Sense id: en-corvée-fr-noun-8kIGNZU3
  3. (military) fatigue; menial task [from 1835] Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-corvée-fr-noun-3peE2hi1 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: corvéable, corvée de bois, corvée de chiottes, corvée de glandes, corvée de pluches, corvéïeur

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "word": "corvée de chiottes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "corvée de glandes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "corvée de pluches"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    }
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      "word": "corvée de chiottes"
    },
    {
      "word": "corvée de glandes"
    },
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      "word": "corvée de pluches"
    },
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