impedimenta
impedimenta · impedimentas
Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help,…Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage.
/ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə/
Meaning
1 sensesEquipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage.
the baggage and equipment carried by an army
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin impedimenta, circa 1600. Compare impediment.Learned borrowing from Latin impedimenta, circa 1600. Compare impediment.
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Forms
plural: impedimentas| Singular | impedimenta |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsimpediments
Close in meaning
- any structure that makes progress difficult:obstructionobstructorobstructerimpediment