LEVANT


Meaning of LEVANT in English

[ lɪ'vant ]

■ verb archaic abscond leaving unpaid debts.

Origin

C17: perh. from Levant : cf. Fr. faire voile en Levant 'be stolen or spirited away', lit. 'set sail for the Levant'.

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