[ 'li:vʌɪt ]
■ noun a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, in particular an assistant to the priests in the Jewish temple.
Origin
ME: from late L. levita , from Gk leuitēs , from Heb. Lēwī 'Levi'.
[ 'li:vʌɪt ]
■ noun a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, in particular an assistant to the priests in the Jewish temple.
Origin
ME: from late L. levita , from Gk leuitēs , from Heb. Lēwī 'Levi'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004