chattel
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chattel
- /ˈt͡ʃæt.l̩/
Rhymes with -ætəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English chatel, from Old French chatel, from Medieval Latin capitāle (English capital), from Latin capitālis (“of the head”), from caput (“head”) + -alis (“-al”). Compare the doublet cattle (“cows”), which is from an Anglo-Norman variant. Compare also capital and kith and kine (“all one’s possessions”), which also use “cow” to mean “property”.
noun chattels
- Tangible, movable property. […] although of course the firm had changed hands many times over the centuries, […] But the box has always been part of the chattels, as it were.
- A slave. Not all his servants and chattels are wraiths!
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noun tangible, movable property
| 한국어 | 동산 dongsan |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 動産 dōsan |
| 中文 | 動產 /动产 dòngchǎn |
| Deutsch | Habe, bewegliches Gut |
| Русский | движимое иму́щество dvižimoje imúščestvo |
| Tiếng Việt | động sản |
Talk about this word "chattel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chattel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chattel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chattel "chattel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chattel.Cite this
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title = {chattel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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