Assertion: levee | /r/CapableOf | lever f. lever
Facets:
value: to raise
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Levee(noun) a morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soiree, or evening assembly; a matinee; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee Etymology: [F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise.