An archaic or obsolete word, possibly a variant of 'apparel' (clothing), though its precise meaning and usage remain unclear.
Possibly derived from Old French 'appareiller,' but historical records are fragmentary and its exact relationship to 'apparel' is uncertain.
This word appears so rarely in historical documents that scholars can't agree on whether it was a real word or a scribal typo that became corrupted in copies!
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