(lev′ē) noun
1. An embankment beside a stream, to prevent overflow.
2. A steep natural bank.
—v.t. To furnish with a levee or levees; embank. [<F levée, pp. fem. of lever raise <L levare]

(lev′ē, lə·vē′) noun
1. A morning reception or assembly at the house of a sovereign or great personage.
2. In Great Britain, a formal reception held shortly after midday by the sovereign at which only men are received.
3. A reception or promiscuous assembly of callers or guests; especially, a reception given by the president of the United States. [<F levé, an arising, var. of lever <se lever arise <L levare raise]