‖n. [ L., fr. levare to raise. ] (Rom. Myth.) A goddess who protected newborn infants. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Eastern. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Cf. Sp. levantar to raise, go from one place to another. ] To run away from one's debts; to decamp. [ Colloq. Eng. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F., p. pr. of lever to raise. ] (Law) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See
n. [ It. levante the point where the sun rises, the east, the Levant, fr. levare to raise, levarsi to rise: cf. F. levant. See Lever. ]
n. [ From Levant, v. ] One who levants, or decamps. [ Colloq. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Levant, n. ] A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean. W. H. Russell. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ F. levantin, or It. levantino. See Levant, n. ] Of or pertaining to the Levant. J. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖pos>n. [ Law L., cause to be levied. ] A writ of execution at common law. [ 1913 Webster ]