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Noun: livery  li-vu-ree
  1. Uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
    "The hotel doorman wore an elegant livery"
     
  2. The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
    "The equestrian centre offered full livery services for horse owners"
     
  3. The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
    "The livery of the deed was witnessed by a lawyer";
    - delivery, legal transfer
Adjective: livery  li-vu-ree
  1. Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
    "His livery complexion suggested he might have jaundice";
    - bilious, liverish

Derived forms: liveries

See also: ill, sick

Type of: aid, attention, care, conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying, tending, uniform

Encyclopedia: Livery