impediment /ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/ noun3 •A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on without impediment. — 1593 •A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.Working in a noisy factory left me with a slight hearing impediment. •[in the plural] Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.We were all on foot, officers and men alike. Our horses, baggage, and impediments had been left at Brashear to follow the column of General Emory. — 1913 formsimpediments
