levant

intransitive verb

Brit. to disappear unexpectedly, so as to avoid paying one's debts

Etymology: prob. < Sp levantar, to start suddenly (as game), lit., to rise, ult. < L levare, to raise: see lever

noun

Levant morocco

region on the E Mediterranean, including all countries bordering the sea between Greece & Egypt: usually used with the

Etymology: Fr levant < It levante (< L levans, rising, raising, prp. of levare, to raise: see lever): applied to the East, from the “rising” of the sun