Levite

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Levite

/ˈliː.vaɪt/ UK, US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin Levītēs, Lēvīta, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευῑ̈́της (Leuī̈́tēs). By surface analysis, Levi + -ite.

noun Levites

A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste. And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
humorous, obsolete A clergyman.
historical A type of loose dress. 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 […] .

Similar: Aaronid

adjective

not comparable Of or related to Levi, the Levites, or their priestly role.
Similar: Aaronite, Aaronid

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noun

Similar: Aaronid

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noun member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi

Español	levita
中文	利未人 Lìwèirén
Kiswahili	Mlawi
Português	aaronita, levita
Français	lévite
Deutsch	Levit, Levitin
Italiano	levita
עברית	לוי Levi

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@misc{levite_2026,
  title = {Levite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/levite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}