chattel
noun /ˈtʃætl/
/ˈtʃætl/
[countable, uncountable] (law or old-fashioned)- 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.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryChattel is used before these nouns:- slavery
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. Compare with capital and cattle.