per·son·al·ty

(pûr′sə-nəl-tē)

n. pl. per·son·al·ties Law

Personal property.

[Anglo-Norman personalte, from Late Latin persōnālitās, personality; see personality.]

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personalty

(ˈpɜːsənəltɪ)

n, pl -ties

(Law) law another word for personal property

[C16: from Anglo-French, from Late Latin persōnālitās personality]

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per•son•al•ty

(ˈpɜr sə nl ti)

n., pl. -ties.

personal estate or property.

[1600–10; < Anglo-French personalte < Late Latin persōnālitās personality]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

personalty - movable property (as distinguished from real estate)

personal estate, personal property, private property

belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

chattel, movable, personal chattel - personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)

effects, personal effects - property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned"

clobber, stuff - informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"

Translations

personalty

[ˈpɜːsnltɪ] N → bienes mpl muebles

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personalty

n (Jur) → bewegliches Vermögen

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