Personalty
[pur-suh-nl-tee] /ˈpɜr sə nl ti/
noun, plural personalties. Law.
1.
personal estate or property.
/ˈpɜːsənəltɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
(law) another word for personal property
n.
legal term, late 15c., from Anglo-French personaltie, corresponding to Middle French personalite, from Medieval Latin personalitas (see personality).
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