1894 Brewer’s / L / Livery-men
The freemen of the ninety-one guilds of London are so called, because they are entitled to wear the livery of their respective companies.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.