Paraphernalia (noun)
pa-ra-fur-nay-lee-a
Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.
Mid 17th century (denoting property owned by a married woman): from medieval Latin, based on Greek parapherna ‘property apart from a dowry’, from para ‘distinct from’ + pherna (from phernē ‘dower’).
Example sentences
“Granddad was dead, but all his DIY paraphernalia littered the shed like he’d just stepped outside for a moment.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
