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personalty — per·son·al·ty / pərs ən əl tē/ n [Anglo French personalté, from Late Latin personalit personalitas personality]: personal property at property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Personalty — Per son*al*ty, n. 1. The state of being a person; personality. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Personal property, as distinguished from realty or real property. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
personalty — legal term, late 15c., from Anglo Fr. personaltie, from M.L. personalitas (see PERSONALITY (Cf. personality)) … Etymology dictionary
personalty — [pʉr′sə nəl tē] n. pl. personalties [Anglo Fr personaltie < LL personalitas,PERSONALITY] PERSONAL PROPERTY: opposed to REALTY … English World dictionary
personalty — Personal property. American Banker Glossary * * * personalty per‧son‧al‧ty [ˈpɜːsnəlti] noun [uncountable] LAW personal property * * * personalty UK US /ˈpɜːsənəlti/ noun [U] LAW ► PERSONAL PROPERTY(Cf. ↑ … Financial and business terms
personalty — [ pə:s(ə)n(ə)lti] noun Law a person s personal property. Compare with realty. Origin C16 (in the legal phr. in the personalty for damages ): from Anglo Norman Fr. personaltie, from med. L. personalitas, from L. personalis of a person , from… … English new terms dictionary
personalty — Personal property; movable property; chattels; property that is not attached to real estate. See also property (personal property). @ quasi personalty Things which are movable in point of law, though fixed to things real, either actually, as… … Black's law dictionary
personalty — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French personalté, from Late Latin personalitat , personalitas personality Date: 15th century personal property … New Collegiate Dictionary
personalty — /perr seuh nl tee/, n., pl. personalties. Law. personal estate or property. [1600 10; < AF personalte < LL personalitas PERSONALITY] * * * … Universalium
personalty — noun Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate. Syn: personal property … Wiktionary
personalty — per·son·al·ty || pÉœrsnltɪ / pÉœËs n. personal possessions (British) … English contemporary dictionary
