livery servant
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livery-servant — livˈery servant noun A servant who wears a livery • • • Main Entry: ↑livery … Useful english dictionary
servant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) One who serves another Nouns 1. servant, servitor, domestic, menial, help; retainer, follower, henchman, subject, liegeman; retinue, suite, cortege, staff, entourage, court; majordomo, chamberlain. See… … English dictionary for students
Servant — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Servant >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 subject subject liegeman Sgm: N 1 servant servant retainer follower henchman servitor domestic menial help lady help employe … English dictionary for students
livery — ► NOUN (pl. liveries) 1) a special uniform worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a City Company. 2) a distinctive design and colour scheme used on the vehicles or products of a company. 3) the members of a livery company collectively. ●… … English terms dictionary
livery — [liv′ər ē] n. pl. liveries [ME, allowance of food, gift of clothes to a servant, thing delivered < OFr livree, pp. of livrer, to deliver < L liberare, to LIBERATE] 1. an identifying uniform such as was formerly worn by feudal retainers or… … English World dictionary
livery pot — noun A flask in which an allowance of wine was formerly given to a servant • • • Main Entry: ↑livery … Useful english dictionary
Livery — A livery is a uniform or other sign worn in a non military context on a person or object (such as an airplane or vehicle) to denote a relationship with a person or corporate body, often by using elements of the heraldry relating to that person or … Wikipedia
livery — 1. n. (pl. ies) 1 a distinctive clothing worn by a member of a City Company or by a servant. b membership of a City livery company. 2 a distinctive guise or marking or outward appearance (birds in their winter livery). 3 a distinctive colour… … Useful english dictionary
livery — livery1 noun (plural liveries) 1》 a special uniform worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a City Company. ↘a distinctive design and colour scheme used on a company s vehicles, aircraft, or products. 2》 (in the UK) the members of a… … English new terms dictionary
livery — [[t]lɪ̱vəri[/t]] liveries 1) N VAR A servant s livery is the special uniform that he or she wears. She was attended by servants in splendid livery and powdered wigs. 2) N COUNT: usu with poss The livery of a particular company is the special… … English dictionary
livery — I. noun (plural eries) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French liveree, livree, literally, delivery, from liverer to deliver, from Latin liberare to free more at liberate Date: 14th century 1. archaic the apportioning of provisions… … New Collegiate Dictionary
