Livery Definition
lĭvə-rē, lĭvrē
liveries
noun
liveries
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.
Webster's New World
The people wearing such uniforms.
Webster's New World
The costume or insignia worn by the retainers of a feudal lord.
American Heritage
Characteristic dress or appearance.
Webster's New World
The keeping and feeding of horses for a fixed charge.
Webster's New World
verb
(archaic) To clothe in.
He liveried his servents in the most modest of clothing.
Wiktionary
Origin of Livery
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Middle English liveri from Old French livree delivery from feminine past participle of livrer to deliver from Latin līberāre to free from līber free leudh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman liveree, from Old French livree. Compare modern French livrer.
From Wiktionary
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