/lev"ee/ , n. , pl. levies , v. , levied, levying .
n.
1. an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
2. the amount owed or collected.
3. the conscription of troops.
4. the troops conscripted.
v.t.
5. to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports.
6. to conscript (troops).
7. to start or wage (war).
v.i.
8. to seize or attach property by judicial order.
[ 1375-1425; late ME leve ( e ) lever to raise levare, akin to levis light; cf. LEVEE 2 ]
Syn. 6. draft, enlist, callup.