Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Corvee /(k?r`v" [or] -v?")/ · Cor·vee · IPA /kɔːɹˈveɪ/ 01 n. An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign. 1. An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.(Feudal Law)