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单词 chattel
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chattel

noun
/ˈtʃætl/
/ˈtʃætl/
[countable, uncountable] (law or old-fashioned)
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  1. something that belongs to you
    • Women are now considered as equal partners, not as chattels or housekeepers.
    • Slaves were portrayed as chattel, as less than human.
    see also goods and chattels
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryChattel is used before these nouns:
    • slavery
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. Compare with capital and cattle.
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