chattel
oxford
views updated May 14 2018chat·tel / ˈchatl/ •
n. (in general use) a personal possession. ∎ Law an item of property other than real estate. See also goods and chattels.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
chattel
oxford
views updated May 18 2018chattel †property XIII; movable possession; property other than real estate XVI. — OF.
chatel (cf.
CATTLE) :- medL.
capitāle; see
CAPITAL 1.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Chattel
gale
views updated May 23 2018CHATTEL
An item ofpersonal propertythat is movable; it may be animate or inanimate.
Chattels are synonymous with goods or personalty.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
