custom vs levy

custom

noun
  • Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. 

  • Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, factory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support. 

  • Traditional beliefs or rituals. 

  • Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription. 

  • A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, pornography, etc. 

adj
  • Created under particular specifications, specially to fit one's needs: specialized, unique, custom-made. 

  • Own, personal, not standard or premade. 

levy

verb
  • To raise, as a siege. 

  • To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority. 

  • To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up. 

  • To draft someone into military service. 

  • To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc. 

  • To wage war. 

  • To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property. 

noun
  • The tax, property or people so levied. 

  • The act of levying. 

How often have the words custom and levy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )