Chattel
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
chatelle,/r., Chattel. A chattel; any article of property not a freehold or fee in land. Ghateux, cateux, fr.. Chattels, catcils: plural, v. Catalla. Cateux meubles, immeubles: goods movable, immovable. Chattels real: such as are annexed to, or arise from, real property, but yet do not amount to a freehold, such as a lease for years. Chattels personal: movable goods, or interests concerning them, not annexed to the realty. Chattel interest: an interest in realty not amounting to a freehold, and which is usually governed by the law of personal property.