liverymen

London guild members

Liverymen is the plural of liveryman, a member of one of the historic livery companies of the City of London—trade guilds that once regulated professions and now function as charitable and ceremonial organizations.

The term derives from the distinctive livery (uniform) members were entitled to wear.

The liverymen gathered for the annual banquet at Guildhall.

guilds

freemen

Those no longer enslaved

guildhallBuilding for trade assemblies
charterFounding organizational document
fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions

yeomanry · alderman · fraternity · brotherhood · apprenticeship · craftsmanship · merchants · artisan · ceremony · patronage

civic

mayoralty

Municipal leader's office

sheriffCounty's chief officer
aldermanElected municipal legislator
corporationLegally separate business entity

commonalty · franchise · citizenship · burgess · pageantry · voting · ward · council · procession · tradition

uniform

regalia

Ceremonial emblems of authority

ceremonialRelating to formal rites
robeLong loose outer garment
gownLong formal garment

badge · insignia · sash · medallion · tabard · cloak · finery · vestments · garb · accoutrement

stables

grooms

Horse caretakers or fiancés

coachmenProfessional carriage drivers
stablehandsBarn workers for horses
horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals

carriages · harness · saddle · bridle · farrier · equerry · postilion · riding · mount · tack

Opposites

guild/corporate status

liverymenordinary citizens

freemen · non-members · outsiders · commoners · journeymen

SOCIAL HIERARCHY (historical service context)

liverymenmasters

Those with dominion

employers · lords · nobility · gentry · householders

Family

deliveryman, deliverymen, liveryman

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