sue one's livery

sue one's livery
sue one's livery (Shakespeare)
To ask for the writ delivering a freehold into the possession of its heir
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Main Entry:livery

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  • Livery — Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1. (Eng.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Livery gown — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • livery in deed — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • livery in law — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • livery of seizin — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • livery stable — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • livery — The keeping of horses and vehicles ready for hire. Keen v Ross, 186 Ky 256, 216 SW 605. A private carrier, not a common carrier. Stanley v Steele, 77 Conn 688, 60 A 640. Delivery. When a male heir arrived at the age of twenty one, or a female… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Liveries — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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