English-Thai Dictionary

livery

N เสื้อผ้า ชุด เครื่องแบบ  uniform attire suea-pa-chud-krueng-beab

 

liveryman

N คนรับใช้ ใน เครื่องแบบ  kon-rab-chai-nai-kreang-beab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIVERY

n. 1. The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements; a term of English law. It is usual to say, livery of seisin, which is feudal investiture, made by the delivery of a turf, of a rod or twig, from the feoffor to the feoffee. In America, no such ceremony is necessary to a conveyance of real estate, the delivery of a deed being sufficient.
2. Release from wardship; deliverance.
3. The writ by which possession os obtained.
4. The state of being kept at a certain rate; as, to keep horses at livery.
5. A form of dress by which noblemen and gentlemen distinguish their servants. The Romish church has also liveries for confessors, virgins, apostles, martyrs, penitents, etc. Hence,
6. A particular dress or garb, appropriate or peculiar to particular times or things; as the livery of May; the livery of autumn.
Now came still evening on, and twilight gray had in her sober livery all things clad.
7. The whole body of liverymen in London.

 

LIVERY

v.t.To clothe in livery.

 

LIVERYMAN

n. 1. One who wears a livery; as a servant.
2. In London, a freeman of the city, of some distinction. the liverymen are chosen from among the freemen of each company, and from their number are elected the common council, sheriff and other superior officers of the city. They alone have the right of voting for members of parliament.

 

LIVERY-STABLE

n.A stable where horses are kept for hire.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIVERY

Liv "er *y, n.; pl. Liveries. Etym: [OE. livere, F. livrée, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop. , a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL. , to deliver up. See Liberate. ]

 

1. (Eng. Law ) (a ) The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements. (b ) The writ by which possession is obtained.

 

Note: It is usual to say, livery of seizin, which is a feudal investiture, made by the delivery of a turf, of a rod, or twig, from the feoffor to the feoffee. In the United States, and now in Great Britain, no such ceremony is necessary, the delivery of a deed being sufficient.

 

2. Release from wardship; deliverance. It concerned them first to sue out their livery from the unjust wardship of his encroaching prerogative. Milton.

 

3. That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as clothing, food, etc. ; especially: (a ) The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to their retainers and serving as a badge when in military service. (b ) The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored livery. (c ) 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. ; also, the whole body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and entitled to the privileges of the association; as, the whole livery of London. A Haberdasher and a Carpenter, A Webbe, a Dyer, and a Tapicer, And they were clothed all in one livery Of a solempne and a gret fraternite. Chaucer. From the periodical deliveries of these characteristic articles of servile costume (blue coats ) came our word livery. De Quincey.

 

(d ) Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance. " April's livery. " Sir P. Sidney. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Milton.

 

(e ) An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc. The emperor's officers every night went through the town from house to house whereat any English gentleman did repast or lodge, and served their liveries for all night: first, the officers brought into the house a cast of fine manchet [white bread ], and of silver two great post, and white wine, and sugar. Cavendish.

 

(f ) The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for compensation; boarding; as, to keep one's horses at livery. What livery is, we by common use in England know well enough, namely, that is, allowance of horse meat, as to keep horses at livery, the which word, I guess, is derived of livering or delivering forth their nightly food. Spenser. It need hardly be observed that the explanation of livery which Spenser offers is perfectly correct, but. .. it is no longer applied to the ration or stated portion of food delivered at stated periods. Trench.

 

(g ) The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being so kept. Pegasus does not stand at livery even at the largest establishment in Moorfields. Lowell.

 

4. A low grade of wool. Livery gown, the gown worn by a liveryman in London.

 

LIVERY

LIVERY Liv "er *y, v. t.

 

Defn: To clothe in, or as in, livery. Shak.

 

LIVERYMAN

Liv "er *y *man, n.; pl. Liverymen (.

 

1. One who wears a livery, as a servant.

 

2. A freeman of the city, in London, who, having paid certain fees, is entitled to wear the distinguishing dress or livery of the company to which he belongs, and also to enjoy certain other privileges, as the right of voting in an election for the lord mayor, sheriffs,chamberlain, etc.

 

3. One who keeps a livery stable.

 

LIVERY STABLE

LIVERY STABLE Liv "er *y sta `ble

 

Defn:. A stable where horses are kept for hire, and where stabling is provided. See Livery, n., 3 (e ) (f ) & (g ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

livery

liv er y 1 |ˈliv (ə )rē ˈlɪv (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. liveries ) 1 special uniform worn by a servant or official. • a special design and color scheme used on the vehicles, aircraft, or products of a particular company. 2 short for livery stable. 3 (in the UK ) the members of a livery company collectively. 4 historical a provision of food or clothing for servants. PHRASES at livery (of a horse ) kept for the owner and fed and cared for at a fixed charge. DERIVATIVES liv er ied |ˈliv (ə )rēd |adjective livery 1 ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French livree ‘delivered, ’ feminine past participle of livrer, from Latin liberare ‘liberate ’ (in medieval Latin ‘hand over ’). The original sense was ‘the dispensing of food, provisions, or clothing to servants ’; hence sense 4, also ‘allowance of provender for horses, ’ surviving in the phrase at livery and in livery stable. Sense 1 arose because medieval nobles provided matching clothes to distinguish their servants from others'.

 

livery

liv er y 2 |ˈlɪv (ə )ri ˈliv (ə )rē | ▶adjective resembling liver in color or consistency: he was short with livery lips. • informal liverish: port always makes you livery.

 

livery company

liv er y com pa ny |ˈlɪvərikʌmpəni | ▶noun (in the UK ) any of a number of companies of the City of London descended from the medieval trade guilds. They are now largely social and charitable organizations. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: so named because of the distinctive costume formerly used for special occasions.

 

liveryman

liv er y man |ˈliv (ə )rēmən ˈlɪvərimən | ▶noun ( pl. liverymen ) 1 an owner of or attendant in a livery stable. 2 (in the UK ) a member of a livery company.

 

livery stable

liv er y sta ble |ˈlɪv (ə )ri ˌsteɪbəl |(also livery yard ) ▶noun a stable where horses are kept at livery or let out for hire.

 

Oxford Dictionary

livery

livery 1 |ˈlɪv (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. liveries ) 1 a special uniform worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a City Company: yeomen of the guard wearing a royal red and gold livery | [ mass noun ] : pageboys in scarlet and green livery. • a special design and colour scheme used on the vehicles, aircraft, or products of a particular company. 2 N. Amer. short for livery stable. 3 (in the UK ) the members of a City livery company collectively. 4 historical a provision of food or clothing for servants. 5 (in full livery of seisin ) Brit. historical the ceremonial procedure at common law of conveying freehold land to a grantee. PHRASES at livery (of a horse ) kept for the owner and fed and cared for at a fixed charge. DERIVATIVES liveried adjective livery 1 ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French livree ‘delivered ’, feminine past participle of livrer, from Latin liberare ‘liberate ’ (in medieval Latin ‘hand over ’). The original sense was ‘the dispensing of food, provisions, or clothing to servants ’; hence sense 4, also ‘allowance of provender for horses ’, surviving in the phrase at livery and in livery stable. Sense 1 arose because medieval nobles provided matching clothes to distinguish their servants from others'.

 

livery

livery 2 |ˈlɪvəri | ▶adjective 1 resembling liver in colour or consistency: he was short with livery lips. • informal liverish: port always makes you livery. 2 dialect (of soil ) heavy.

 

livery company

liv ¦ery com |pany |ˈlɪvərikʌmpəni | ▶noun (in the UK ) any of a number of Companies of the City of London descended from the medieval trade guilds. They are now largely social and charitable organizations. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: so named because of the distinctive costume formerly used for special occasions.

 

liveryman

liv ¦ery |man |ˈlɪv (ə )rɪmən | ▶noun ( pl. liverymen ) 1 (in the UK ) a member of a livery company. 2 an owner of or attendant in a livery stable.

 

livery stable

livery stable (also livery yard ) ▶noun a stable where horses are kept at livery or let out for hire.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

livery

livery noun pageboys in scarlet and green livery: uniform, regalia, costume, dress, attire, habit, garb, clothes, clothing, outfit, suit, garments, ensemble, robes, finery; informal get-up, gear, togs, clobber, duds, kit; formal apparel; literary raiment, array; archaic vestments.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

livery

liv er y /lɪ́v (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ies 1 U C (そろいの )仕着せ, 制服 〘家の使用人などに着せるもの 〙; (同業組合員などの )制服 ▸ in [out of ] livery お仕着せ [平服 ]を着て 2 U (特殊な )衣 ; ｟詩 ｠装い (dress )▸ the livery of grief 喪服 3 C ｟米 ｠貸し馬 [馬車 ]屋 (livery stable ).4 U C (乗り物の )レンタル業 .5 〖集合的に 〗仕着せ [制服 ]を着た人々 ; C ｟英 ｠(かつてのロンドンのシティの )同業組合 〘各自の制服があった 〙(livery company ).6 U 〘法 〙財産 (特に土地 )の法的引渡し .