chattel

[ chat-l ]
/ ˈtʃæt l /
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noun

Law. Often chattels. a movable article of personal property.
Often chattels. any article of tangible property other than land, buildings, and other things annexed to land.
a slave.

Origin of chattel

1175–1225; Middle English chatel < Old French. See cattle

synonym study for chattel

1. See property.

Words nearby chattel

chatroom, chatsworth house, chattagam, chattahoochee, chattanooga, chattel, chattel house, chattel mortgage, chatter, chatter mark, chatterati

Words related to chattel

goods, slave, gear, wares, effects, capital, belongings

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British Dictionary definitions for chattel

chattel
/ (ˈtʃætəl) /

noun

(often plural) property law
  1. chattel personal an item of movable personal property, such as furniture, domestic animals, etc
  2. chattel real an interest in land less than a freehold, such as a lease
goods and chattels personal property

Word Origin for chattel

C13: from Old French chatel personal property, from Medieval Latin capitāle wealth; see capital 1