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chattels

chattels is the plural of chattel.

Meaning of chattel

Noun

chattel (plural chattels)

  1. 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.1990, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Good Omens, Corgi, page 387
  2. A slave.
    • Not all his servants and chattels are wraiths!1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring [Book 2, Chapter 1 - Many Meetings]

Phrases with chattels

Questions about chattels

What is chattels the plural of?
Chattels is the plural of chattel.

Words near chattels in the dictionary

  1. chattelization
  2. chattelize
  3. chattelized
  4. chattelizes
  5. chattelizing
  6. chattels
  7. chattelship
  8. Chattenden
  9. chatter
  10. chatter mark
  11. chatter marks

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