livery
livery definition
liv·ery (liv′ər ē)
noun pl. liveries -·er·ies
- an identifying uniform such as was formerly worn by feudal retainers or is now worn by servants or those in some particular group, trade, etc.
- the people wearing such uniforms
- characteristic dress or appearance
- the keeping and feeding of horses for a fixed charge
- the keeping of horses, vehicles, or both, for hire
- ☆ livery stable
- ☆ a place where boats can be rented
- Eng. Law, Historical the legal delivery of property, esp. landed property, into the hands of the new owner
Etymology: ME, allowance of food, gift of clothes to a servant, thing delivered < OFr livree, pp. of livrer, to deliver < L liberare, to liberate
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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