noun pl. levies lev′·ies

1. an imposing and collecting of a tax or other payment
2. an amount levied; tax, etc.
3. 1. the enlistment, usually compulsory, of personnel, as for military service
   2. a group so enlisted

Etymology: ME levee < MFr, fem. pp. of lever, to raise: see lever

transitive verb levied lev′·ied, levying lev′y·ing

1. to impose or collect (a tax, tribute, fine, etc.)
2. to enlist (troops) for military service, usually by force
3. to wage (war)

intransitive verb

1. to make a levy
2. Law to seize property in order to satisfy a judgment: often with on