liveryman

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LIV'ERYMAN, noun 1. One who wears a livery; as a servant. 2. In London, a freeman of the city, of some distinction. the liverymen are chosen from among the freemen of each company, and from their number are elected the common council, sheriff and other superior officers of the city. They alone have the right of voting for members of parliament.
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