v. t. [ OE. leven, AS. lēfan, l&ymacr_;fan. See Leave permission. ] To grant; -- used esp. in exclamations or prayers followed by a dependent clause. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. levée, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levy. ] An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See Lever, n. ] 1. The act of rising. “ The sun's levee.” Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soirée, or evening assembly; a matinée; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a drawing-room. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth, Syn.stratum, layer, Example: a good actor communicates on several levels; a simile has at least two layers of meaning; the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
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