Main Entry: ¹le·vee

Pronunciation: \ˈle-vē; lə-ˈvē, -ˈvā\

Function: noun

Etymology: French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from (se) lever to rise

Date: 1672

1 : a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
2 : an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men
3 : a reception usually in honor of a particular person