Ware, gear; figurative affairs, matters. Obsolete.

In plural (without article or modification). Events, affairs, circumstances, etc., understood to refer to a particular occasion, but not further…

A matter with which a person is occupied; a piece of business. Chiefly in plural: the affairs of a person or group; public or private matters.

Originally U.S. With possessive adjective: one's business, activities, or circumstances. Cf. phrases 23a.