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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Levy \Lev"y\ (-[y^]), noun; pl. {Levies} (-[i^]z). [A contr. of elevenpence or elevenpenny bit.] A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 121/2 cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Levy \Lev"y\, noun [F. lev['e]e, fr. lever to raise. See {Lever}, and cf. {Levee}.]
1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc.
A levy of all the men left under sixty. --Thirlwall.
2. That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. '' The Irish levies.'' --Macaulay.
3. (Law) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution.
{Levy in mass} [F. lev['e]e en masse], a requisition of all able-bodied men for military service.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Levy \Lev"y\, verb (used without an object) To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods.
{To levy on goods and chattels}, to take into custody or seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Levy \Lev"y\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Levied} (l[e^]v"[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Levying}.]
1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] --Holland.
2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc.
Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to levy his power, and to war against them. --Fuller.
3. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions.
If they do this . . . my ransom, then, Will soon be levied. --Shak.
4. (Law) (a) To gather or exact; as, to levy money. (b) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone. (c) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution.
{To levy a fine}, to commence and carry on a suit for assuring the title to lands or tenements. --Blackstone.
{To levy war}, to make or begin war; to take arms for attack; to attack.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
levy
noun
1: a charge imposed and collected
2: the act of drafting into military service [syn: {levy en masse}]
verb
1: impose and collect; "levy a fine" [syn: {impose}]
2: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: {recruit}, {raise}] [also: {levied}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
200 Moby Thesaurus words for "levy": angary, annex, annexation, annexure, ask, ask for, assess, assessment, attach, attachment, beat the drums, blackmail, boot, bugle call, burden with, call, call for, call to arms, call up, call-up, catchword, cess, challenge, charge, charge for, claim, clamor for, clarion, clarion call, collectivization, collectivize, commandeer, commandeering, communalization, communalize, communization, communize, compulsory military service, confiscate, confiscation, conscience money, conscript, conscription, contribution, cry for, demand, demand for, detach, detach for service, direct tax, distrain, distraint, distress, draft, draft call, drafted man, draftee, drafting, drain, duty, eminent domain, enjoin, enlist, enlistee, enlistment, enroll, enrollee, enrollment, exact, exaction, execution, exhortation, expropriate, expropriation, extort, extortion, extortionate demand, fasten upon, freight with, garnish, garnishment, go for broke, graduated taxation, gung ho, heavy demand, impose, impose on, impose upon, imposition, impost, impound, impoundment, impress, impressment, indent, indirect tax, induct, inductee, induction, inflict on, inflict upon, insistent demand, issue an ultimatum, join, joint return, lay, lay on, list, make a demand, make dutiable, mobilization, mobilize, muster, muster in, nationalization, nationalize, nonnegotiable demand, notice, order, order up, place, place an order, press, pro rata, progressive tax, prorate, put, put down, put in requisition, put on, put upon, raise, rally, rallying cry, raw recruit, rebel yell, recruit, recruiting, recruitment, replevin, replevy, require, requirement, requisition, right of angary, rookie, rush, rush order, saddle with, screw, selectee, selective service, separate returns, sequester, sequestrate, sequestration, set, sign on, sign up, single tax, slogan, socialization, socialize, stick for, subject to, summon, summons, supertax, surtax, tariff, task, tax, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return, tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable income, taxation, taxing, tenderfoot, tithe, toll, trainee, tribute, trumpet call, ultimatum, war cry, war whoop, warn, warning, watchword, weight down with, withholding tax, wrest, wring, yoke with
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Levy -- U.S. County in Florida Population (2000): 34450 Housing Units (2000): 16570 Land area (2000): 1118.379664 sq. miles (2896.589908 sq. km) Water area (2000): 293.940133 sq. miles (761.301417 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1412.319797 sq. miles (3657.891325 sq. km) Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 29.330144 N, 82.707810 W Headwords: Levy Levy, FL Levy County Levy County, FL
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Levy (1 Kings 4:6, R.V.; 5:13), forced service. The service of tributaries was often thus exacted by kings. Solomon raised a "great levy" of 30,000 men, about two per cent. of the population, to work for him by courses on Lebanon. Adoram (12:18) presided over this forced labour service (Ger. Frohndienst; Fr. corvee).
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