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personalty

Pronunciation: /ˈpəːs(ə)n(ə)lti/

Definition of personalty

noun

[mass noun] Law

a person’s personal property. Compare with realty.

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the legal phrase in the personalty 'for damages'): from Anglo-Norman French personaltie, from medieval Latin personalitas (see personality)