levee
1. le.vee \'lev-e-; l*-'ve-, -'va-\ n [F lever, fr. MF, act of arising, fr.
(se) lever to rise] 1: a reception held by a person of distinction on
rising from bed 2: an afternoon assembly at which the British king or his
representative re ceives only men 3: a reception usu. in honor of a
particular person
2. lev.ee \'lev-e-\ n [F leve`e, fr. OF, act of raising, fr. lever to raise
- more at]LEVER 1a: an embankment to prevent flooding 1b: a river landing
place : PIER 2: a small continuous dike or ridge of earth for confining
the irrigation c hecks of land to be flooded
3. lev.ee \'lev-e-\ vt or lev.eed; or lev.ee.ing : to provide with a levee