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lev⋅y
[lev-ee] 
noun, plural lev⋅ies, verb, lev⋅ied, lev⋅y⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force. |
| 2. | the amount owed or collected. |
| 3. | the conscription of troops. |
| 4. | the troops conscripted. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports. |
| 6. | to conscript (troops). |
| 7. | to start or wage (war). |
–verb (used without object)
| 8. | to seize or attach property by judicial order. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME leve(e) < MF, n. use of fem. ptp. of lever to raise < L levāre, akin to levis light; cf. levee 2
1375–1425; late ME leve(e) < MF, n. use of fem. ptp. of lever to raise < L levāre, akin to levis light; cf. levee 2
Synonyms:
6. draft, enlist, callup.
6. draft, enlist, callup.
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| lev·y (lěv'ē) v. lev·ied, lev·y·ing, lev·ies v. tr.
To confiscate property, especially in accordance with a legal judgment. n. pl. lev·ies
[Middle English levien, from leve, levy, tax, from Old French levee, from feminine past participle of lever, to raise; see lever.] lev'i·er n. |
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