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chattel

noun chat·tel \ˈcha-təl\

: something (such as a slave, piece of furniture, tool, etc.) that a person owns other than land or buildings

Full Definition of CHATTEL

1
:  an item of tangible movable or immovable property except real estate and things (as buildings) connected with real property
2
:  slave, bondman
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Origin of CHATTEL

Middle English chatel property, from Anglo-French — more at cattle
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CHATTEL

Synonyms
bondman (also bondsman), slave, thrall
Antonyms
freeman

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with CHATTEL

battle, brattle, cattle, prattle, rattle, tattle

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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chattel
  2. chattel corporeal
  3. chattel interest
  4. chattel mortgage
  5. chattel personal
  6. chattel real
  7. incorporeal chattel
Next Word in the Dictionary: chattel corporealPrevious Word in the Dictionary: ChattanooganAll Words Near: chattel
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