levy

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: levy en masse impose recruit raise

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

a charge imposed and collected
the act of drafting into military serviceSynonyms: levy en masse

Verb (2)

impose and collect“levy a fine”Synonyms: impose
cause to assemble or enlist in the military“raise an army”“recruit new soldiers”Synonyms: recruit raise

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Levy \Lev"y\, v. i. 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. [1913 Webster]

To levy on goods and chattels, to take into custody or seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ. [1913 Webster] Levyne

Levy \Lev"y\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]

A levy of all the men left under sixty.— Thirlwall.[1913 Webster]

2.That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. " The Irish levies." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Levy in mass [F. lev['e]e en masse], a requisition of all able-bodied men for military service. [1913 Webster]

Levy \Lev"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Levied (l[e^]v"[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Levying.]

1.To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]

2.To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. [1913 Webster]

Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to levy his power, and to war against them.— Fuller.[1913 Webster]

3.To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. [1913 Webster]

If they do this . . . my ransom, then, Will soon be levied.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Levy \Lev"y\ (-[y^]), n.; 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. [1913 Webster]