LIVERY

I. noun (plural -eries) see: liberate Date: 14th century the apportioning of provisions especially to servants ; allowance , 2. the distinctive clothing or badge formerly worn by the retainers of a person of rank, a servant's uniform, distinctive dress ; garb , an identifying design (as on a vehicle) that designates ownership, 3. archaic one's retainers or retinue, the members of a British ~ company, the act of delivering legal possession of property, 5. the feeding, stabling, and care of horses for pay, ~ stable , a concern offering vehicles (as boats) for rent, II. adjective Date: 1778 resembling liver, suggesting liver disorder