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LIVERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("livery" is a kind of...):
aid; attention; care; tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
Synonyms:
delivery; legal transfer; livery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("livery" is a kind of...):
conveyance; conveyance of title; conveyancing; conveying (act of transferring property title from one person to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "livery"):
surrender (the delivery of a principal into lawful custody)
bailment (the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("livery" is a kind of...):
uniform (clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Derivation:
liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)
Context examples:
I have often heard him declare, that if baronetcies were saleable, anybody should have his for fifty pounds, arms and motto, name and livery included; but I will not pretend to repeat half that I used to hear him say on that subject.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
