Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Levy \Lev"y\, n. [F. lev['e]e, fr. lever to raise. See {Lever},
   and cf. {Levee}.]
   1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the
      levy of troops, taxes, etc.

            A levy of all the men left under sixty. --Thirlwall.

   2. That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. ``
      The Irish levies.'' --Macaulay.

   3. (Law) The taking or seizure of property on executions to
      satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of
      taxes; a collecting by execution.

   {Levy in mass} [F. lev['e]e en masse], a requisition of all
      able-bodied men for military service.