to levy an army

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• LEVY, AARON — (1771–1852), U.S. army officer and land speculator. Levy, the son of hayman levy , was born in New York City. He was commissioned a paymaster of infantry in 1800 and served as a captain of artillery in 1812. He was appointed a lieutenant colonel… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• LEVY, MARV — (Marvin Daniel; 1925– ), U.S. football coach, only NFL coach to win four straight league or conference championships; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Levy was the older of two children born on Chicago s South Side to Sam, an immigrant… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• LEVY, RUDOLF — (1875–1944), German painter. Levy, who was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Stettin (Pomerania), studied cabinetmaking in Berlin and Karlsruhe, and painting in Munich. In 1903 he went to Paris; he joined the group of artists who met… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Levy — Lev y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Levied} (l[e^]v [i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Levying}.] 1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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. [1913 Webster] A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Levy in mass — 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. [1913 Webster] A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• LEVY, JOSEPH LEONARD — (1865–1917), U.S. Reform rabbi. Levy was born in London. He graduated from the University of London in 1884 and was trained for the Orthodox ministry at Jews College, London. From 1885 to 1889 he served the Bristol Hebrew Congregation. In 1889 he …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Army of Shadows — Infobox Film name = Army of Shadows caption = 2006 theatrical release poster director = Jean Pierre Melville producer = Jacques Dorfmann writer = Jean Pierre Melville Joseph Kessel (novel) narrator = starring = Lino Ventura Simone Signoret Paul… …   Wikipedia

• Levy en Masse Act 1803 — The Levy en Masse Act 1803 (43 Geo. III, c. 96) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bill, an amendment of the Defence of the Realm Act 1803, was introduced by the Government on 18 July 1803 and was passed on the 27 July.[1]… …   Wikipedia

• levy — n 1. raising, collecting, collection, gathering; enrollment, induction, call up, summons; conscription, draft, enlistment, impressment; recruitment, mobilization, muster, assemblage, call to arms, call to colors, rally, round up, war measures. 2 …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• To levy a fine — Levy Lev y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Levied} (l[e^]v [i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Levying}.] 1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English