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Examples of personalty in a Sentence
and I will my personalty to my children
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French personalté, from Late Latin personalitat-, personalitas personality
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of personalty was
in the 15th century
Dictionary Entries Near personalty
Cite this Entry
“Personalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personalty. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
personalty
noun
per·son·al·ty
ˈpərs-nəl-tē
-ᵊn-əl-
plural personalties
: personal property as distinguished from real estate
Legal Definition
personalty
noun
per·son·al·ty
ˈpərs-ᵊn-əl-tē
: personal property at property
Etymology
Anglo-French personalté, from Late Latin personalit-, personalitas personality
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