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chattel
chattel
noun
Definition of CHATTEL
1
a person who is considered the property of another person <at one time, the children of black slaves were also considered chattel>
Related Words bondwoman (also bondswoman), odalisque; helot, serf; bond servant, indentured servant; attendant, domestic, drudge, handmaiden (also handmaid), lackey, menial, servant, slavey
Antonyms freeman
2
chattels pl transportable items that one owns <packed up all her chattels and moved to a new state>
Synonyms belongings, chattels, duds, effects, gear, goods, holdings, movables (or moveables), paraphernalia, personal effects, personal property, personalty, plunder [chiefly dialect], stuff, things
Related Words treasures, valuables; appointments, fixtures, furnishings; estate, property, tangibles; collateral
Near Antonyms immovables, real estate
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