levies >> ˈlɛvi
Definition: [verb] impose (a tax, fee, or fine).
Example: a tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes
Definition: [verb] enlist (someone) for military service.
Example: he sought to levy one man from each vill for service
Definition: [noun] an act of levying a tax, fee, or fine.
Example: police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding via a levy on the rates
Definition: [noun] an act of enlisting troops.
Example: Edward I and Edward II had made substantial use of the feudal levy for raising an army