Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Impedimenta \Im*ped`i*men"ta\, n. pl. [L. See {Impediment},
   {Impede}.]
   Things which impede or hinder progress; incumbrances;
   baggage; specif. (Mil.), the supply trains which must
   accompany an army.

         On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises,
         dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with
         impedimenta.                             --Julian
                                                  Ralph.

Source : WordNet®

impedimenta
     n 1: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: {obstruction},
           {obstructor}, {obstructer}, {impediment}]
     2: the baggage and equipment carried by an army