English Explanatory Dictionary

paraphernal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a woman's parapherna
  2. miscellaneous

Word forms

paraphernal

Etymology

From Medieval Latin paraphernālis, from Late Latin parapherna + Latin -ālis (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, paraphern(a) + -al.

Synonyms

paraphernalian

Derived words

paraphernality

Translations

Finnish: vaimon omaan yksityiseen omaisuuteen liittyvä French: paraphernal German: paraphernalisch Italian: parafernale
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