English → Latin
“livery” in Latin
mancipātiōtransfer, delivery; surrenderingtrāditiōa surrender, delivering up; delivery of possession; a teaching, instructionmercēnāriushired for pay; mercenaryvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesturecolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
livery
(in law)(in law), delivery of possession, mancipatio; traditio.
Delivery of food: livery-stable, *stabulum meritorium or mercenarium.
Uniform given to servants, vestis famularis: vestis quam famuli hominum nobilium gerere consueverunt (general terms; the latter Nep., Dat., 3, 1): cultus famularis (the whole dress of a servant, after Velleius, 1, 2, 2). In connection also, vestis, cultus famulorum; or simply, vestis, cultus: to wear livery, vesti famulari or cultu famulari indutum esse: a livery servant, *famulus proprio quodam cultu insignis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for livery?
- The usual Latin words for “livery” are mancipātiō, trāditiō, mercēnārius; also vestis, colō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.