Levite

Definitions

1. A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste.
2. A clergyman.
   humorous, obsolete
3. A type of loose dress.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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