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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 519 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LEVY (Fr.
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levee, from
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lever,
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Lat. levare, to lift, raise)  , the raising of
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money by the collection of an
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assessment, &c., a tax or compulsory contribution; also the collection of a
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body of men for military or other purposes . When all the able-bodied men of a nation are enrolled for service, the
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French
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term
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levee en masse,
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levy in
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mass, is frequently used .

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