impedimenta

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin impedimenta, circa 1600. Compare impediment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə/ === Noun === impedimenta Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage. plural of impedimentum ==== Synonyms ==== impediments ==== Related terms ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “impedimenta”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Latin == === Alternative forms === inpedīmenta === Noun === impedīmenta n nominative/accusative/vocative plural of impedīmentum (“hindrance, impediment, heavy baggage”) === References === “impedimenta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers