What does impedimenta mean?

Definitions for impedimenta
ɪmˌpɛd əˈmɛn təim·ped·i·men·ta

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimentanoun

    any structure that makes progress difficult

  2. impedimentanoun

    the baggage and equipment carried by an army

Wiktionary

  1. impedimentanoun

    Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help

Wikidata

  1. Impedimenta

    Impedimenta is a fictional character from the French comic book series Asterix.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. impedimenta

    The ancient term for the baggage of an army.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. impedimenta

    The accompaniments to an army received from the Romans the name of impedimenta. They consist in transportation of munitions, equipments, provisions, hospital supplies, tents, engineering tools, bridge equipage, and boats, baggage, cooking utensils, etc., necessary for the use of an army moving against an enemy. This requires the use of large numbers of wagons and of draught animals, or shipping, and necessarily impedes the movement of an army. See Baggage.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of impedimenta in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of impedimenta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of impedimenta in a Sentence

  1. Angela Carter:

    We do not go to bed in single pairs; even if we choose not to refer to them, we still drag there with us the cultural impedimenta of our social class, our parents lives, our bank balances, our sexual and emotional expectations, our whole biographies -- all the bits and pieces of our unique existences.

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