Etymology

paraphernals

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Today it means: Synonym of paraphernalia (“married woman’s property besides her dowry”). Full definition →

Middle French parapharnelz
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromparapharnelz
  2. English todayparaphernals

From Middle French parapharnelz. By surface analysis, paraphernal + -s. Attested since the early 1500s, whereas the adjective paraphernal since the late 1700s.

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