angarya.
compulsory work
Meaning & usage
compulsory work
corvee
a warring state taking advantage of a foreign state's merchant ships in its waters by confiscating them
a state in extraordinary circumstances or in martial law confiscating its residents' vehicles
internal services other than drills in the Ottoman army
heavy work done on or outside of the ship, apart from the main services in the ship's program
drudgery, donkeywork, chore
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آنغاریه (angarya, angariya, angariye), from Greek αγγαρεία (angareía).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.