English → Latin
“levy” in Latin
dēlēctusselection, choice, distinction; levy, recruitingscrībōto writecōnscrībōto enroll or enlist, levy (write together in a list); to draw up, compose, writecōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing
The English word levy itself goes back to Latin lēvō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
levy s.
delectus; conquisitio militum (by force). A strict levy is enjoined, acer delectus denunciatur: by a very strict levy to raise as many as thirty thousand men, intentissima conquisitione, ad triginta millia peditum conficere.
levy v.
To raise troops, etc., delectum habere; milites legere, scribere, conscribere; milites contrahere (by force); mercede conducere milites; milites conquirere or conquirere et comparare; militum conquisitionem habere (for pay). To levy an army, copias, exercitum mercede conducere; copias, exercitum colligere, conficere, comparare (to gather, bring together): to levy corn, etc., frumentum, commeatum imperare: to 1evy a supply of provisions, frumenti vecturas imperare, describere (in a country) alicui: to levy contributions (in the states), civitatibus pecuniarum summas imperare; tributa indicere, imperare.
To tax proportionately, in omnes civitates pro portione pecunias describere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for levy?
- The usual Latin words for “levy” are dēlēctus, scrībō, cōnscrībō; also cōpia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.