Definition of Levnt
Levant (i. e. the Rising), a name given to the E. of the
Mediterranean and the regions adjoining by the western peoples of the
Mediterranean.
- Wikipedia
Le"vant (lē"vant), a. [F.,
p. pr. of lever to raise.] (Law) Rising or having
risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant,
under Couchant.
Le*vant" (l&esl;*vănt"), n. [It.
levante the point where the sun rises, the east, the Levant,
fr. levare to raise, levarsi to rise: cf. F.
levant. See Lever.] 1. The
countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its
contiguous waters.
2. A levanter (the wind so called).
Le"vant (lē"vant; 277), a.
Eastern. [Obs.]
Forth rush the levant and the ponent
winds. Milton.
Le*vant" (l&esl;*vănt"), v. i.
[Cf. Sp. levantar to raise, go from one place to another.]
To run away from one's debts; to decamp. [Colloq. Eng.]
Thackeray.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea variously:
a. Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza
b. Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza, Egypt.
c. Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Gaza, Egypt.
Bosnian
- Levant (Eastern Mediterranean)
Serbian
- Levant (Eastern Mediterranean)
levant- disappearing or absconding after losing a bet
- to abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts
*1922: He died of a Tuesday. Got the run. Levanted with the cash of a few ads. — James Joyce, Ulysses
- (Heraldry) rising, of an animal
French
- rising
- the east
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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