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>

Synonyms bondman (also bondsman), chattel, thrall

Related Words bondwoman (also bondswoman), odalisque; helot, serf; bond servant, indentured servant; attendant, domestic, drudge, handmaiden (also handmaid), lackey, menial, servant, slavey

Near Antonyms freedman, freedwoman; enslaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slaver; master, taskmaster

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