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corvee vs toil

toil vs corvee

corvee and toil both are nouns.

corvee is not a verb while toil is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
corvee Yes No No No
toil Yes No Yes No
As nouns, toil is a hypernym of corvee; that is, toil is a word with a broader meaning than corvee:
  • corvee: unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes
  • toil: productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
Other hypernyms of corvee include labor, labour.
corvee (noun) toil (noun)
unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
corvee (verb) toil (verb)
work hard
Difference between corvee and toil

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