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chattelism

chattelism noun: the act or condition of holding chattels; slavery.

Noun

chattelism (uncountable)

  1. The act or condition of holding chattels; slavery.
  2. The state of being a chattel.

Origin of chattelism

From chattel + -ism.

Questions about chattelism

What does chattelism mean?
Chattelism means the act or condition of holding chattels; slavery.
What part of speech is chattelism?
Chattelism is a noun.

Words near chattelism in the dictionary

  1. chattel papers
  2. chattel slaveries
  3. chattel slavery
  4. chattelhood
  5. chattelise
  6. chattelism
  7. chattelization
  8. chattelize
  9. chattelized
  10. chattelizes
  11. chattelizing

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