Legal Definitions - corvée seigneuriale

CORVÉE SEIGNEURIALE

Corvée seigneuriale is a French term used in history to describe the services that were owed to the lord of the manor. It was a form of labor that peasants were required to perform for their lord without pay.

Examples of corvée seigneuriale include:

• Working on the lord's fields
• Maintaining the lord's roads and bridges
• Providing labor for the lord's building projects

These examples illustrate how the peasants were obligated to provide their labor to the lord of the manor without receiving any compensation. It was a form of feudal obligation that was enforced by law.