eq·ui·page

[ek-wuh-pij]
noun
1.
a carriage.
2.
a carriage drawn by horses and attended by servants.
3.
outfit, as of a ship, an army, or a soldier; equipment.
4.
Archaic.
a.
a set of small household articles, as of china.
b.
a collection of articles for personal ornament or use.

Origin:
1570–80; < Middle French; see equip, -age

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equipage (ˈɛkwɪpɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a horse-drawn carriage, esp one elegantly equipped and attended by liveried footmen
2.  (formerly) the stores and equipment of a military unit
3.  archaic
 a.  a set of useful articles
 b.  a group of attendants; retinue

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Word Origin & History

equipage
1570s, from Fr. équipage, from equiper (see equip). Now largely replaced by equipment.
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Example sentences
Conduct controller simulations with mixed equipage and high traffic.
It was too early in the morning for visitors, and besides, the equipage did not
  answer to that of any of their neighbours.
The use of financial incentives may be pursued to accelerate equipage.
Let us see what certainty he has in his fine equipage.
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