livery Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈlɪv.ər.i]
  • Us [ ˈlɪv.ɚ.i]

Meaning of livery In English

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  • Little wonder that liveries could not be sold where they were known as such.

  • The mayor, sheriffs, and other officials maintained by privilege the carefully restricted right to bestow liveries and other gifts.

  • We should not expect this, unless the trumpeters were to have more expensive liveries than the rest of the minstrels.

  • No mention is made in the records of a costume or livery.

  • He translated to the brewers in 1639 and was immediately admitted to the livery, and in 1646 he became an assistant.

  • He was wearing livery and the livery signalled his servile status.

  • Membership of a livery company is denoted by an asterisk.

  • In the larger cities, fire stations, warehouses, and livery stables were commonly used.

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