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Levee (ceremony)

For other uses, see levee (disambiguation).
A Levée underway in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, 1903. King Edward VII is seated on the throne, the Royal Company of Archers stand guard.

The levee (from the French word lever, meaning "getting up" or "rising")[1] was traditionally a daily moment of intimacy and accessibility to a monarch or leader, as he got up in the morning. It started out as a royal custom, but in British America it came to refer to a reception by the sovereign's representative, which continues to be a tradition in Canada with the New Year's levee; in the United States a similar gathering was held by several presidents.

  1. ^ "levee". Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. Accessed January 10, 2013.

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