chattels

Example Sentences

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Among the chattels were two desks, one his, one hers, extras from a summer house they let go.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2019

In his will, George Washington offered freedom to his own human chattels upon the death of his wife, Martha.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

And a trek back to the motorway through that landscape of muddied piles of ex-goods and former chattels doesn’t appeal.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2017

Excluded in the sale but available for separate purchase were the household furniture, machinery and "the chattels within the house."

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2015

The workers departed, taking with them their goods and chattels, leaving only the empty huts behind.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya