chat·tel
noun/ˈtʃætl/
/ˈtʃætl/
[countable, uncountable] (law or old-fashioned)- something that belongs to you
（个人的）财产，动产 - Women are now considered as equal partners, not as chattels or housekeepers.
妇女现在被视为平等的伙伴，而不是动产或管家。 - Enslaved people were considered as chattel, property rather than human beings.
奴隶被视为动产、财产而不是人。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryChattel is used before these nouns:- slavery
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. Compare with capital and cattle. - Women are now considered as equal partners, not as chattels or housekeepers.