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chattel
noun
[ ˈtʃat(ə)l ]
• (in general use) a personal possession.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. Compare with capital1 and cattle.
