matters of dress and equipage, a certain colour and form of dress, by which noblemen and gentlemen choose to distinguish their servants.

Livery of Seisin, in law, signifies delivering the possession of lands, &c., to him who has a right to them.

Liverymen of London, are a number of men chosen from among the freemen of each company. Out of this body the common-council, sheriffs, and other superior officers for the government of the city, are elected; and they alone have the privilege of giving their votes for members of parliament, from which the rest of the citizens are excluded.