ARMAMENT

(hat. Ar?namentum.) A force equipped for war, naval or military. In Roman antiquities, armament a comprehended the rigging and tackling of a ship, its sails, sail yards, oars, ropes, . Hence " Arma " denotes the sails (Virg. ^En. v. 1..55.) and the rudder (ib. vi. 1.353.) of a ve el. [s. 101]