Livery

Livery [fr. livrer, Fr.,], the act of giving possession, now superseded by the Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c.106), s. 2. 'Livery of seisin simply means the delivery of the feudal possession'; Williams on Seisin, p. 99. Also, release from wardship; also the writ by which possession was obtained; also, simply delivery, as a horse is said to stand at livery where the livery stable keeper delivers him to the owner for use as required. In London, the collective body of liverymen. Also the privilege of a particular company or society. See SEISIN.