baggage
Baggage is defined as the suitcases, backpacks, or other various containers a person uses when traveling.
(noun)An example of baggage are the suitcases packed with personal items you take with you on vacation.
The definition of baggage is an abstract thing or idea which weighs upon a person, and ends up obstructing or inhibiting him.
(noun)An example of baggage is the fear a woman who has been cheated on in past relationships carries with her as she starts seeing someone new.
See baggage in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the trunks, bags, etc. of a traveler, esp. when packed and being used on a trip; luggage
- the supplies and gear of an army
Origin: assoc., in sense “camp follower,” with “army baggage,” but < ? Fr bagasse, harlot < OFr baiasse, ult. < Ar baghīy, pl. baghāyā, whore, prostitute
- a prostitute or wanton
- a saucy, impudent, or lively girl
- burdensome, superfluous, or outdated ideas, practices, etc.
Origin: ME & OFr bagage < bagues, baggage < ML bagga, chest, bag, prob. < ON baggi, bag
See baggage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage.
- The movable equipment and supplies of an army.
- Superfluous or burdensome practices, regulations, ideas, or traits.
- a. A woman prostitute.b. An impudent girl or woman.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bagage
Origin: , from Old French bague, bundle
Origin: , perhaps of Germanic origin
Origin: . Sense 4, perhaps from French bagasse
Origin: , from Provençal bagassa
Origin: , ultimately from Arabic baġīy, prostitute
Origin: , from baġā, to fornicate; see bġy in Semitic roots
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