levy
[lev-ee]
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noun, plural lev·ies.
verb (used with object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.
verb (used without object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.
to seize or attach property by judicial order.
Origin of levy
1375–1425; late Middle English leve(e) < Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of lever to raise < Latin levāre, akin to levis light; cf. levee2
Synonyms for levy
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Related Words for levies
duty, fee, tariff, excise, burden, collect, exact, raise, gathering, imposition, muster, collection, custom, toll, impost, exaction, extort, set, wrest, gatherExamples from the Web for levies
Historical Examples of levies
He shall join the levies at Toulon in three days; in three days, mark me!
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II)Charles James Lever
Early the next morning, the Pioneers and levies started to cross the pass.
Through Three CampaignsG. A. Henty
On arriving at the top of the pass, the Hunza levies skirmished ahead.
Through Three CampaignsG. A. Henty
It seemed that the levies bolted, as soon as they were fired on.
Through Three CampaignsG. A. Henty
He levies blackmail on almost every crime named in the code.
The Root of EvilThomas Dixon
levy
verb levies, levying or levied (tr)
noun plural levies
Word Origin for levy
C15: from Old French levée a raising, from lever, from Latin levāre to raise
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