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CHATTEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
Synonyms:
chattel; movable; personal chattel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("chattel" is a kind of...):
personal estate; personal property; personalty; private property (movable property (as distinguished from real estate))
Domain category:
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)