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chat·tel
 chattel
- pronunciation:
- chae
t
 l
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property.
The cargo hold was filled with whatever chattel the immigrants managed to take with them on the voyage.- similar words:
- belonging
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| definition 2: |
a slave.
The women and children were sold as chattel.- similar words:
- slave
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| related words: |
asset, good, goods |
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