Obs. exc. dial. [Partly a. OF. livrance delivery, sort of homage, f. livrer to DELIVER; partly aphetic f. DELIVERANCE.] a. Delivery, distribution, LIVERY. b. Deliverance, liberation, release.

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a. 1300.  Cursor M., 5045. Þai … þe stiward fand At a garner soiurnand, Þar he liuerance [Fairf. deliueraunce, Trin. lyuerey] made of corn.

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a. 1375.  Joseph Arim., 163. Þow schalt haue liueraunce of In and al þat þe neodes.

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c. 1380.  Sir Ferumb., 4299. If y may lyue til moneday non, lyuerance wil y make.

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1384.  Charter Lond., in Arnolde, Chron. (1811), 17. That no man take hostel within ye wallis of London … by strengthe nor by lyueraunce of the Marchal.

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1433.  Rolls of Parlt., IV. 473/2. A speciall warrant of discharge … for the lyverance ayeen of hir saide londes.

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1488.  in Arnolde, Chron. (1811), 233. I haue sett ye said Richard to the lyueraunce.

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1553.  Becon, Reliques of Rome (1563), 239. All those yt their liueraunce purchase against the right of holy Churche.

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1737.  Bracken, Farriery Impr. (1757), II. 35. I accepted of him at the Price of Seventeen Guineas;… but before I took Liverance of him (as it is called) I had him run along a little in his Halter.

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1855.  Robinson, Whitby Gloss., Livverance, liberation, departure.

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1869.  Lonsdale Gloss., Liverance delivery.

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