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chattel
This term is primarily used in legal and historical contexts to distinguish movable personal property from real estate (land and buildings). In modern legal parlance, it is often replaced by the term personal property, though chattel remains common in specific areas of law, such as chattel mortgages.
When applied to people, the word carries a heavy, dehumanizing connotation. It refers specifically to the system of chattel slavery, where a human being is legally treated as a piece of property to be bought, sold, and owned, rather than as a person with rights.
Meanings
Examples
The law distinguishes between real property and chattel.
He viewed his collection of rare coins as his most precious chattel.
The court ordered the seizure of all chattel found on the premises.
Under the system of chattel slavery, people were treated as mere property.
I am not some piece of chattel for you to command.
The treaty explicitly banned the trade of human chattel.
She wondered if her jewelry would be classified as chattel in the will.
The estate agent listed the furniture as chattel rather than fixtures.