livery

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
noun the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
noun the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay

From Middle English livery, liveree, from Anglo-Norman liveree, from Old French livree. Compare modern French livrée.

[350] Herbert's "Twelve Livery Companies." — Shakespeare's family, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael) Stopes
Why had he worn its livery? — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
He was dressed in court livery. — The Adventures of Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi

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