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Webster 1913 Edition


Catel

Cat′el

,
Noun.
[See
Chattel
.]
Property; – often used by Chaucer in contrast with rent, or income.
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

  1. (obsolete) Property, as distinguished from rent or income.
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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)

  1. (Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French) Alternative form of chatel