livery
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- noun
- /ˈlɪvəri/
- Archaic
:
entrega de la posesión
- During the transfer of the estate, the act of livery made the new owner the rightful possessor of the land.
Examples
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I'm only workin' here to keep you from throwing my brother out of the livery that we own.
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The livery of the property was performed formally in front of witnesses to ensure its legal validity.
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Better he ain't around, seeing his son lose his livery.
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The lawyer explained how the livery of the title is crucial in transferring ownership to the buyer.
Synonyms
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2.3
Giving someone the legal right to own something like a house
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7.3
The act of legally moving ownership of a property from one person to another
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A voluntary change of who owns something that follows the law
An official process that legally transfers ownership of property between people
Compounds
An old City of London group for people in the same trade that holds ceremonies and supports charity
Surface Forms
Etymology
Livery comes from an old idea of 'delivery' — the same root as deliver — and originally meant the official giving of goods or rights to someone. So in law, livery of seisin was the formal ceremony that 'gave' possession or title of property.