Levite

Etymology
Borrowed from, , itself borrowed from. .

Noun

 * 1) A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste.
 * 2)  A clergyman.
 * 3)  A type of loose dress.
 * 4) * 1779,, letter, 15 November:
 * 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.
 * 1) * 2003,, in Robyn Asleson, Notorious Muse, Yale UNiversity Press 2003, p. 109:
 * 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.
 * 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.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 利未人
 * Mandarin: 利未人
 * Estonian: leviit
 * French:
 * German: Levit, Levitin
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: Λευῑ́της
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Latin: Lēvītēs, Lēvīta
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: aaronita
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: Mlawi
 * Swedish:

Adjective

 * 1) Of or related to Levi, the Levites, or their priestly role.