Commitment, consignment.
1. The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); SYN. bringing.
2. The act of giving birth to a child; SYN. obstetrical delivery.
3. The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another; SYN. livery, legal transfer.
ETYM Old Eng. livere, French livrée, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, from livrer to deliver, Latin liberare to set free, in Late Lat., to deliver up. Related to Liberate.
1. A uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs.
2. The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay.