How to pronounce livery
American English pronunciation
LIV-uh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈlɪvəɹi/
- Syllables
- LIV · uh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What livery means
A matching uniform worn by a household's servants or staff
In a sentence: The hotel doormen wore red livery with shiny gold buttons.
Where it comes from: It comes from the old French livree, meaning something handed out, like the clothes a lord gave to his servants.
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