[ha.bil.i.ment] n [MF habillement, fr. habiller to dress, prepare, fr. OF abiller, fr. bille log--more at billet] (15c) 1 pl: characteristic apparatus: fittings "the ~s of civilization --W. P. Webb"
2. a: the dress characteristic of an occupation or occasion--usu. used in pl. b: clothes--usu. used in pl.