As a noun, a suit is a set of matching clothes, usually a jacket and pants or skirt, or a set of cards in a deck. As a verb, to suit means to be right or acceptable for someone or something.
From Old French 'suite' meaning 'attendance, act of following', from Latin 'sequor' (to follow). The clothing sense came from things that 'go together' or follow one another as a set.
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