n.
Pronunciation: ' le-v ē ; l ə - ' v ē , - ' v ā
Function: noun
Etymology: French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from ( se ) lever to rise
Date: 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 usually in honor of a particular person