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Catallum

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A chattel. See "Catalla." The word is used more frequently in the plural, catalla, but has then the same signification, denoting all goods, movable or immovable, except such as are in the na-. ture of fees and freeholds. Cowell; Du Cange.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A chattel.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A chattel. The word is used more frequently In the plural, catalla, but has then the same signification, denoting all goods, movable or i except such as are in the nature of fees and freeholds. Cowell; Du Cange.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A chattel. Most frequently used in the plural form, catalla, (q. v.)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. I.

In old English law. A chattel.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Achattel. Most frequently used in the plural form, catadla, (q. v.)

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. A chattel. Bract fol. 60 b. 131, 272. Laieum catallum; a lay chattel, /rf. fol. 412. A word of rare occurrence. See Catalla. This word is not noticed by Spelman in his derivation of the plural catalla from capitalia. The singular of the latter was capitals, the change of which into cata Uum does not appear so obvious. See Capitate.