baggage
- (uncountable, usually) Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling
- (informal, uncountable, usually) Factors, especially psychological ones, which interfere with a person's ability to function effectively.
- (countable, derogatory, obsolete, usually) A woman. Romeo and Juliet, 3.5. Lord Capulet to his daughter, Juliet. "Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not; reply not; do not answer me."
- (uncountable, usually) An army's portable equipment; its baggage train.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbæɡɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English bagage, from Old French bagage, baguage, from bague (“bundle, sack”), of Germanic/North Germanic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Old Norse baggi (“pack, bundle”). Compare also bag. By surface analysis, bag + -age.
Related words
hand luggage
household stuff
hussy
traveling bag
wicker trunk
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