Garb or accessories, usually made for many people and made to match or coordinate, that indicate membership or servitude to a particular branch, group, or person
a distinctive badge or suit worn by a servant, official, or member of a company: "Enter the Bishop of Rochester with his men, in livery coats" (Sir John Oldcastle, 1961-2; see also Histriomastix, C2v); "Enter Bonville in all his bravery, and his man in a new livery" (Royal King, 58); "Enter Shoemaker, and other in their Liveries" (Shoemaker a Gentleman, 5 2 78); for "a Livery cloak" see Trick to Catch the Old One, H1v; in Michaelmas Term "Enter the Livery" (4 4 15) signals the beginning of a funeral procession led by members of the Woolen Drapers' Company
The livery of a particular company is the special design or set of colours associated with it that is put on its products and possessions. buffet cars in the railway company's bright red and yellow livery
Any distinctive uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants
Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated by any association or body of persons to their own use; as, the livery of the London tradesmen, of a priest, of a charity school, etc
{i} 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
The external paint colour and style of railway vehicle Includes decoration such as lining and crests Each railway company had its own particular ‘house style’ although this did change over time
An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc
The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for compensation; boarding; as, to keep one's horses at livery
Delivery An archaic legal word from the feudal system referring to the actual legal transmission of possession of an object to another For example, a knight would obtain an estate in land as tenure in exchange for serving in the king's army for 40 days a year The king would give exclusive possession of the land, (i e "livery") to the knight A writ of livery also developed which allowed persons to sue for possession of land under the feudal system Livery (or "delivery") of the land was important in completing legal possession or, as it was known in the feudal system, seisin