Levier

lev·y  (lv)

v. lev·ied, lev·y·ing, lev·ies

v.tr.

1. To impose or collect (a tax, for example).

2. To draft into military service.

3. To declare and wage (a war).

v.intr.

To confiscate property, especially in accordance with a legal judgment.

n. pl. lev·ies

1. The act or process of levying.

2. Money, property, or troops levied.

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[Middle English levien, from leve, levy, tax, from Old French levee, from feminine past participle of lever, to raise; see lever.]

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levi·er n.