A servant's uniform named after the Latin word for freedom — because livery originally meant provisions "delivered" to dependents.
A special uniform worn by servants or employees, or a distinctive design or color scheme identifying a company or organization.
From Anglo-French liveree, meaning allowance or provision delivered to servants, from Old French livrer meaning to deliver, from Latin liberare meaning to set free Key roots: liberare (Latin: "to set free, deliver"), liber (Latin: "free").