Levee (l&ebreve_;v&euptack_;; often l&ebreve_;vē in U. S.), n. [F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See Lever, n.] 1. The act of rising. “ The sun's levee.” Gray.
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2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soirée, or evening assembly; a matinée; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee.
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&hand_; In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a drawing-room.
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Levee, n. [F. levée, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levy.] An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river. [U. S.]
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