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单词 livery company
释义

livery company

noun

: any of various London craft or trade associations that are descended from medieval guilds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Among the people to be discussed as part of the series includes Samuel Dent, the area’s first Black businessman who operated a livery company; and Walker Sales, who was the city’s second police officer, according to Summerfield. Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2022 The present hall was designed by Philip Hardwick and opened in 1835, and is home to the Goldsmiths' Company, a livery company (basically a trade organization that evolved from London's medieval guilds). Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 Apr. 2022 The right to own swans was granted to the Vintners and Dyers city livery companies in the 15th century. Emily Cleaver, Smithsonian, 31 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

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