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==Origin==
[[Greek]] ''panoplia'', from ''pan''- + ''hopla'' arms, [[armor]], plural of ''hoplon'' [[tool]], [[weapon]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1632]
==Definitions==
*1a : a full suit of [[armor]]
:b : [[ceremonial]] attire
*2: something forming a [[protective]] covering
*3a : a [[magnificent]] or impressive [[array]] <the full panoply of a military [[funeral]]>
:b : a display of all appropriate appurtenances <no need for the panoply of [[power]]>
==Description==
A '''panoply''' is a complete suit of [[armour]]. The word represents the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language ancient Greek] πανοπλία. The word πᾶν means "all", and ὅπλον, "arms". Thus "panoply" refers to the full armour of a hoplite or heavy-armed [[soldier]], i.e. the shield, breastplate, helmet and greaves, together with the sword and lance.
As applied to armour of a later date, panoply did not come into use till the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, and was then used of the complete suits of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_armour plate armour] covering the whole [[body]].
Because a panoply is a complete set of [[diverse]] components, the word panoply has come to refer to any complete or impressive [[collection]], especially one of [[weaponry]] or where it is displayed, thus an arsenal or armory. As heavy armour is rarely worn in the present age, this latter [[meaning]] is the more common in [[modern]] usage.
[[Category: History]]
==Origin==
[[Greek]] ''panoplia'', from ''pan''- + ''hopla'' arms, [[armor]], plural of ''hoplon'' [[tool]], [[weapon]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1632]
==Definitions==
*1a : a full suit of [[armor]]
:b : [[ceremonial]] attire
*2: something forming a [[protective]] covering
*3a : a [[magnificent]] or impressive [[array]] <the full panoply of a military [[funeral]]>
:b : a display of all appropriate appurtenances <no need for the panoply of [[power]]>
==Description==
A '''panoply''' is a complete suit of [[armour]]. The word represents the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language ancient Greek] πανοπλία. The word πᾶν means "all", and ὅπλον, "arms". Thus "panoply" refers to the full armour of a hoplite or heavy-armed [[soldier]], i.e. the shield, breastplate, helmet and greaves, together with the sword and lance.
As applied to armour of a later date, panoply did not come into use till the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, and was then used of the complete suits of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_armour plate armour] covering the whole [[body]].
Because a panoply is a complete set of [[diverse]] components, the word panoply has come to refer to any complete or impressive [[collection]], especially one of [[weaponry]] or where it is displayed, thus an arsenal or armory. As heavy armour is rarely worn in the present age, this latter [[meaning]] is the more common in [[modern]] usage.
[[Category: History]]
