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Levite(dictionary)

Levite (iou)



Levite noun. ME.
[Christian Latin levita, levites, from Greek levites, from Levi, from Hebrew lewi Levi: see -ITE1.]
A member of the ancient Hebrew tribe of Levi, esp. of that part of it which provided assistants to the priests in worship in the temple. ME.
A deacon. LME-E17.
A member of the clergy; a domestic chaplain. Usu. derog. M17-M19.