قلد

5 تقلّد ذ , (K,) and تقلّدت, (S,) and تقلّد قِلَادَةً, (L,) and تقلّدتها, (Msb,) He put on his neck, or attired himself with, a قلادة [or necklace ], and she did the same. (S, L, Msb, K.) ― -b2- تقلّد السَّيْفَ (S, A, L) He hung upon himself the sword, putting its suspensory belt or cord upon his neck [or shoulder ]. (A.) A poet says, يَا لَيْتَ زَوْجَكِ قَدْ غَدَا مُتَقَلِّدًا سَيْفًا وَرُمْحًا [ Would that thy husband had gone hanging upon him a sword and bearing a spear ]: he means, وَحَامِلًا رُمْحًا. (S, L.) [See a similar saying voce جَدَعَ.] ― -b3- تقلّد العَمَلَ (tropical:) [ He became invested with an office of administration, or a prefecture ]. (A.) ― -b4- تقلّد الأَمْرَ (tropical:) He took, or imposed, upon himself, or undertook, the thing, or affair; (L;) syn. اِلْتَزَمَهُ. (JK.) See Ham. p. 127.