chattel
noun/ˈtʃætl/
/ˈtʃætl/
[countable, uncountable] (law or old-fashioned)- something that belongs to you
- Women are now considered as equal partners, not as chattels or housekeepers.
- Enslaved people were considered as chattel, property rather than human beings.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryChattel is used before these nouns:- slavery
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. Compare with capital and cattle.Definitions on the go
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