[le.vee] n [F lever, fr. MF, act of arising, fr. (se) lever to rise] (1672) 1: a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
2: an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men
3: a reception usu. in honor of a particular person
[2]lev.ee n [F levee, fr. OF, act of raising, fr. lever to raise--more at lever] (ca. 1720) 1 a: an embankment for preventing flooding b: a river landing place: pier
2: a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded [3]lev.ee vt lev.eed ; lev.ee.ing (1832): to provide with a levee