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boon work

French translation: corvées

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English term or phrase:boon work
French translation:corvées
Entered by: Melzie

13:21 Aug 31, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Medieval History
English term or phrase: boon work
In return for various services – week work or boon work – or payments, the peasants received land to cultivate.

This term appears in a text describing the effects of the manorial system on peasants.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Nadia
Nadia Fahmi
Local time: 10:29
corvées
Explanation:
Il se servira des corvées (journée de travail) fournies gratuitement par ses serfs pour entretenir les routes et chemins, remparts et ponts (le réseau routier romain est toujours utilisé et le seigneur perçoit un tonlieu (taxe) sous le prétexte que les marchandises traversent ses terres).
from http://pagesperso-orange.fr/historia2000/m_a_quotidien/paysa...


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Melzie
Local time: 09:29
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Thanks for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1corvées
Melzie
2 +1travail volontaire
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3travail saisonnier
Jennifer Levey


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
travail volontaire


Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 09:29
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PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Miguel Garcia Lopez
46 mins
  -> Gracias, Miguel:)
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
travail saisonnier


Explanation:
See explantion on p. 36 here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3451738/Mediaeval-Socialism

In modern French that would correspond to 'travail saisonnier'.

I imagine there is a specific term in mediaeval French, but I can't help you there...

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 03:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
corvées


Explanation:
Il se servira des corvées (journée de travail) fournies gratuitement par ses serfs pour entretenir les routes et chemins, remparts et ponts (le réseau routier romain est toujours utilisé et le seigneur perçoit un tonlieu (taxe) sous le prétexte que les marchandises traversent ses terres).
from http://pagesperso-orange.fr/historia2000/m_a_quotidien/paysa...




Melzie
Local time: 09:29
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PRO pts in category: 7
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agree  kashew
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