Holy cow--take a look at Gurunet's second def., #1; do people actually do this?

lev·ee1 (lĕv'ç)
n.
1. An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.
2. A small ridge or raised area bordering an irrigated field.
3. A landing place on a river; a pier.

tr.v., lev·eed, lev·ee·ing, lev·ees.
To provide with a levee.

[French levée, from Old French levee, from feminine past participle of lever, to raise. See lever.]


lev·ee2 (lĕv'ç, lə-vç', -vâ')
n.
1. A reception held, as by royalty, upon arising from bed.
2. A formal reception, as at a royal court.
[From French lever, a rising, from Old French, from lever, to raise, rise. See lever.]

Maybe I'd get up earlier if I had a reception waiting for me...