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Levite

le·vite

UK/ˈliː.vaɪt/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the Temple priests)

Origin

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

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