Akademik

chat·tel /'chat-əl/ n [Old French chatel goods, property, from Medieval Latin capitale, from neuter of capitalis chief, principal see capital]: an item of tangible or intangible personal property; esp: chattel personal in this entry

◇ In some jurisdictions the term chattel is restricted to items of tangible and movable personal property. Other jurisdictions also classify intangible assets and property items as chattels.

chattel personal pl chattels personal: an item of tangible movable personal property (as livestock or an automobile) that is not permanently connected with real estate

chattel real, pl, chattels real: an interest (as a leasehold or profit a prendre) in an item of immovable property (as land or a building) that is less than a freehold estate compare fixture

◇ Interests that are considered chattels real have been treated by the common law as personal property despite being interests in real property.