accouter

[ uh-koo-ter ]

verb (used with object)

1. to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.

Other Words From

• unac·coutered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accouter¹

First recorded in 1600–10; earlier accou(s)stre, from French accoutrer, Old French acou(s)trer “to arrange, accommodate, equip,” perhaps from unattested Vulgar Latin accō(n)s(ū)tūrāre “to sew together, mend” ( ac-, couture ), though loss of second -ū- is unexplained