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Mottos of the Livery Companies of the City of London — The Livery Companies are listed in alphabetical order, rather than by precedence. Note that most are double entendres or puns about their Company s purpose. Worshipful Society of Apothecaries: Opiferque Per Orbem Dicor (I Am Called a Bringer of… … Wikipedia
livery company — n. any of the London city companies that grew out of earlier trade guilds, characterized by distinctive ceremonial dress * * * n any of the ancient City of London guilds (= associations of business people or skilled workers), each with their own… … Universalium
Livery Company — The Livery Companies are 108 trade associations in the City of London,[1] almost all of which are known as the Worshipful Company of the relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were… … Wikipedia
Livery Company — Bei den Livery Companies handelt es sich um 108 [1] englische Wirtschaftsverbände innerhalb der City of London. Nahezu alle tragen die Bezeichnung „Worshipful Company of“, gefolgt von dem Namen ihrer jeweiligen Wirtschaftsparte oder ihres… … Deutsch Wikipedia
livery company — noun one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds • Hypernyms: ↑company * * * livery company [livery company] noun any of the ancient City of London ↑guilds (= asso … Useful english dictionary
livery company — One of some eighty chartered companies in the City of London that are descended from medieval craft guilds. Now largely social and charitable institutions, livery companies owe their name to the elaborate ceremonial dress (livery) worn by their… … Big dictionary of business and management
Livery — (engl., spr. liwwĕri), die Gesamtheit der das Wahlrecht genießenden Mitglieder (liverymen) der großen Gilden in der City von London. L. Companies (eigentlich Livreegesellschaften), so genannt, weil ihre Mitglieder die Livree der betreffenden… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
livery company — n. any of the London city companies that grew out of earlier trade guilds, characterized by distinctive ceremonial dress … English World dictionary
Livery — A livery is a uniform or other sign worn in a non military context on a person or object (such as an airplane or vehicle) to denote a relationship with a person or corporate body, often by using elements of the heraldry relating to that person or … Wikipedia
Livery collar — Sir Thomas More wearing the Collar of Esses, with the Tudor rose badge of Henry VIII, as Lord Chancellor, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527). A livery collar or chain of office is a collar or heavy chain, usually of gold, worn as insignia of… … Wikipedia
livery — 1. n. (pl. ies) 1 a distinctive clothing worn by a member of a City Company or by a servant. b membership of a City livery company. 2 a distinctive guise or marking or outward appearance (birds in their winter livery). 3 a distinctive colour… … Useful english dictionary
