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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

levy action of raising money, an army, etc. XV. — (O)F. levée, sb. use of fem. pp. of lever :- L. levāre raise, f. levis light (see prec. and -Y5).
Hence vb. raise (money, taxes, etc.) XIV; raise (an army); make, start (war) XV.

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