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chattel
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chattel
(noun)
chattel
/
ˈ
tʃætl̟/
noun
plural
chattels
chattel
/
ˈ
tʃætl̟/
noun
plural
chattels
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHATTEL
old-fashioned
:
something (such as a slave, piece of furniture, tool, etc.) that a person owns other than land or buildings
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personal
chattels
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slaves treated as
chattel
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