Pār'a-pher-nā'li-ā, n. pl.
n. pl. [L. Lat. paraphernalia bona, from Gr. παράφερνα, pl., that which a bride brings over and above her dower, from παρά, beside, beyond, and φέρνη, that which is brought by the wife, a dowry, from φέρειν, to bring.]
- The articles which a wife brings with her at her marriage, or which she possesses beyond her dower or jointure, and which remain at her disposal after her husband's death. Such are her apparel and her ornaments.
- Hence, appendages; ornaments; trappings.