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ə noun, plural liv·er·ies.
1.
a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
2.
a uniform worn by servants.
3.
distinctive attire worn by an official, a member of a company or guild, etc.
4.
Also called livery company. British. a guild or company of the City of London entitled to wear such livery.
5.
characteristic dress, garb, or outward appearance: the green livery of summer.
6.
the care, feeding, stabling, etc., of horses for pay.
8.
a company that rents out automobiles, boats, etc.
9.
Law. an ancient method of conveying a freehold by formal delivery of possession.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English livere < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French livree allowance (of food, clothing, etc.), noun use of feminine past participle of livrer to give over < Latin līberāre; see liberate
1250–1300; Middle English livere < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French livree allowance (of food, clothing, etc.), noun use of feminine past participle of livrer to give over < Latin līberāre; see liberate
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livery1 (ˈlɪvərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -eries | |
| 1. | the identifying uniform, badge, etc, of a member of a guild or one of the servants of a feudal lord |
| 2. | a uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs |
| 3. | an individual or group that wears such a uniform |
| 4. | distinctive dress or outward appearance |
| 5. | a. the stabling, keeping, or hiring out of horses for money |
| b. (as modifier): a livery horse | |
| 6. | at livery being kept in a livery stable |
| 7. | legal history an ancient method of conveying freehold land |
| [C14: via Anglo-French from Old French livrée allocation, from livrer to hand over, from Latin līberāre to set free] | |
| livery2 (ˈlɪvərɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or resembling liver |
| 2. | another word for liverish |
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Word Origin & History
livery
c.1300, "household allowance of any kind (food, provisions, clothing) to retainers or servants," from Anglo-Fr. livere (late 13c.), O.Fr. livrée, originally "(clothes) delivered by a master to his servants," from fem. pp. of livrer "to dispense, deliver, hand over," from L. liberare (see
liberate). The sense later was reduced to "servants' rations" and "provender for horses" (mid-15c.). The former led to the meaning "distinctive clothing given to servants" (early 14c.); the latter now is obsolete except in livery stable (1705). Related: Liveried.
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