chatel

See also: châtél

Old French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin capitale, nominalization of Latin capitālis.

Alternative forms

captel, catel, chetel

Noun

chatel oblique singular, m (oblique plural chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative singular chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative plural chatel)

possession

Descendants

Middle French: chaiptel, chatel, chetel
- French: cheptel
- Norman: catel
- → Norman: chatel
→ Middle English: catel; chatel
- English: cattle; chattel
- Scots: cattle
→ Middle Dutch: caftel, cachtel
- Dutch: kachtel

Etymology 2

See chastel.

Noun

chatel oblique singular, m (oblique plural chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative singular chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative plural chatel)

Alternative form of chastel

References

chatel on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub (possession)

chatel on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub (alternative form of chastel)

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