angaria
/æŋˈɡɛriə/
noun
- A system of forced labor or compulsory service, especially for transporting goods or messages, used in ancient and medieval times.
- The Roman Empire used angaria to maintain its postal and transport networks.
- Historians study angaria as an early form of state-imposed labor.
- Under angaria, peasants were required to carry the king's supplies across the kingdom.