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Noun: personal chattel
  1. Personal movable property as opposed to real estate; any tangible movable property (such as furniture, vehicles, or livestock)
    "The antique desk was listed as a personal chattel in the estate inventory";
    - chattel, movable

Derived forms: personal chattels

Type of: belongings, clobber [Brit, informal], personal estate, personal property, personalty [formal], private property, stuff [informal]

Encyclopedia: Personal chattel