impedimenta vs barrier

impedimenta and barrier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impedimenta	Yes	No	No	No
barrier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, barrier is a hyponym of impedimenta; that is, barrier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impedimenta:

impedimenta (noun)	barrier (noun)
the baggage and equipment carried by an army	a structure or object that impedes free movement
any structure that makes progress difficult	any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
	anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access