Paraphernalia
WordNet
noun
(1) Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
WiktionaryText
Etymology
The origin of the word is + (“things additional to a dowry”). In the propertied classes, a dowry was placed under the control of the husband, while the 'paraphernalia' which she brought with her remained the wife’s property.
Noun
- Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity; stuff.
- He has an impressive collection of bicycling paraphernalia, but he doesn't ride very often anymore.
- Things a woman owned, apart from her dowry.