To embank: as, to levee a river.

noun. An embankment on the margin of a river, to confine it within its natural channel: as, the levees of the Mississippi.

noun. Hence A landing-place for vessels; a quay, pier, or landing-stage.

To attend the levee of; fasten one's self on, or pester, at levees.

noun. In irrigation, one of the small continuous ridges of earth surrounding the fields, or compartments, of land that is to be irrigated.

noun. The act or time of rising.

noun. A morning reception held by a prince or great personage; a morning assembly.

noun. A general or miscellaneous assemblage of guests, without reference to the time of day; a reception: as, the president's levee.

noun. The act of rising.

noun. 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.

transitive verb. To attend the levee or levees of.

transitive verb. To keep within a channel by means of levees.

noun. An embankment to prevent inundation; ; sometimes, the steep bank of a river.

noun. The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.

noun. A reception of visitors held after getting up.

noun. A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.

noun. An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.

noun. The steep bank of a river, or border of an irrigated field.

noun. A pier or other landing place on a river.

verb. To keep within a channel by means of levees.

noun. a pier that provides a landing place on a river

noun. an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

noun. a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

"The world -- the word levee comes from the French word "to raise.""