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。 Slaves were portrayed as chattel, as less than human. 奴隶被描绘成奴隶,不如人。
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.