‖n. [ F. corvée, fr. LL. corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat together; cor- + rogare to ask. ] (Feudal Law) An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign. [ 1913 Webster ]
[役, yìㄧˋ] forced labor; corvée; obligatory task; military service; to use as servant; to enserf; a servant (in former times); a war; a campaign; a battle#10504
[せいてい;しょうてい, seitei ; shoutei] (n) under the ritsuryo system, a man in good health between 21 and 60 years of age to whom applied various corvee and taxes