Defn: A writ of execution at common law.
LEVATION
Le*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. levatio.]
Defn: The act of raising; elevation; upward motion, as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.
LEVATOR
Le*va"tor, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. levare to raise. See Lever, n.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid.
2. (Surg.)
Defn: A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
LEVE
Leve, a.
Defn: Dear. See Lief. [Obs.] Chaucer.