What is meant by the term corvée?

a) the unpaid labor peasants owed their local lord
b) a heavy cart employed by peasants going to market
Consider This: Rural populations usually had little or no access to cash. See 1.2.2: The Price of Travel.
c) a common highway toll
Consider This: Rural populations usually had little or no access to cash. See 1.2.2: The Price of Travel.
d) a type of grain grown exclusively in France
Consider This: Rural populations usually had little or no access to cash. See 1.2.2: The Price of Travel.


a) the unpaid labor peasants owed their local lord

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