Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Catel
Cat′el
,Noun.
[See
Chattel
.] Property; – often used by Chaucer in contrast with rent, or income.
“
But loss of tyme shendeth us,” quod he.
For loss of catel
may recovered be,But loss of tyme shendeth us,” quod he.
Chaucer.
Definition 2024
catel
catel
See also: cățel
English
Noun
catel
- (obsolete) Property, as distinguished from rent or income.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
Old French
Noun
catel m (oblique plural cateaus or cateax or catiaus or catiax or catels, nominative singular cateaus or cateax or catiaus or catiax or catels, nominative plural catel)
- (Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French) Alternative form of chatel