levite
/ˈliː.vaɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or related to Levi, the Levites, or their priestly role.
Example Sentences
- "And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there."
- "A habit-maker […] is gone stark in love with Lady Ossory, on fitting her with the new dress, I think they call it a Levite, and says he never saw so glorious a figure […] ."
- "Gainsborough shows her wearing a blue and white striped silk wrapping gown, known as a levite: a clever and subtle choice of costume, vaguely ‘oriental’ in mood, deriving its name from the theatre."
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Levītēs, Lēvīta, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευῑ̈́της (Leuī̈́tēs). By surface analysis, Levi + -ite.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Levītēs, Λευῑ̈́της
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈliː.vaɪt/
- British English: /ˈliː.vaɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
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