livery
21livery — 1. noun /ˈlɪv.ɹɪ,ˈlɪv.ə.ɹɪ,ˈlɪv.ə.ɹi/ a) Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants. , By wearing livery, the brewers publicly expressed guild association and solidarity; J. M.… …
22livery — UK [ˈlɪvərɪ] / US [ˈlɪv(ə)rɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms livery : singular livery plural liveries 1) a special old fashioned type of uniform that some people wear for their job, usually a job that involves serving people 2) British… …
23livery — The keeping of horses and vehicles ready for hire. Keen v Ross, 186 Ky 256, 216 SW 605. A private carrier, not a common carrier. Stanley v Steele, 77 Conn 688, 60 A 640. Delivery. When a male heir arrived at the age of twenty one, or a female… …
24livery — noun Livery is used before these nouns: ↑yard …
25livery — liv|e|ry [ˈlıvəri] n plural liveries [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: livree delivery , from livrer to deliver , from Latin liberare; LIBERATE] 1.) [U and C] BrE the colours and designs used by a company on its property and vehicles 2.) …
26livery — liv·er·y || lɪvÉ™rɪ n. uniform of a footman or other male servant; unique and distinctive clothing worn by a member of a group or guild; boarding and care of horses for pay, livery stable adj. suffering from a liver disorder; resembling… …
27Livery — To be given land as a gift from the king. Also means to be given the right to wear a lord livery (modified form of his coat of arms). Modified form of a lord s coat of arms displayed as a badge on his property and the uniforms of his servants. ♦… …
28Livery gown — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …
29livery in deed — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …
30livery in law — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …
