Livery company/Definition

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Livery company [r]: One of 107 occupational associations based in the City of London and dating back to the Middle Ages. Most are known as the "Worshipful Company of" a particular trade or profession. Originally developed as guilds, they were responsible for wages and labour conditions and other aspects of the practice of their craft.