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chattel

/ˈt͡ʃæt.l̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
chat-tel
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæt.l̩/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tangible, movable property.

noun

A slave.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English chatel, from Old French chatel, from Medieval Latin capitāle (English capital), from Latin capitālis (“of the head”), from caput (“head”) + -alis (“-al”). Compare the doublet cattle (“cows”), which is from an Anglo-Norman variant. Compare also capital and kith and kine (“all one’s possessions”), which also use “cow” to mean “property”.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *kap-, chatel, capitāle, capitālis

Inflected Forms

chattels (plural)

Derived Forms

chattelhood chattelism chattelship

Phrases

chattel house chattel paper chattel slavery human chattel

Frequently Paired Words

capital cattle

Synonyms

personal chattel movable

Rhymes With

battle seattle cattle that'll rattle tattle prattle brattle embattle

Questions

How do you pronounce chattel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæt.l̩/.
What does chattel mean?
Tangible, movable property.
Where does chattel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce chattel

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