Lewis & Short

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Lēvīta, ae, v. Levites init.

Lēvītes (Lēvīta, Prud. στεφ. 2, 39; 5, 30), ae, m., a Levite: Levita de tribu sacra, Prud. στεφ. 2, 39; 5, 30.

  1. I. Transf., a deacon, Sid. Ep. 9, 2.
  2. II. Hence,
    1. A. Lē-vītĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Levi or to the Levites, Levitical: genus Leviticum, Vulg. Deut. 17, 9: stirps, id. Ios. 3, 3.
    2. B. Lēvītis, ĭdis, adj. f., of or belonging to the tribe of Levi: gentis Levitidis una Semper fida comes, of the Levites, Prud. Psych. 502.