Chattel

Morpheme

Chattel

Type

free base

Denotation

possession

Etymology

Middle English chatel; Old French chatel; Medieval Latin capitāle; Latin capitālis, from caput + -alis

Evidence

chattel, chattelhood, chattelism, chattels, chattelship

Notes

<l> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

Doublet

Cattle

See Also

Cattle, Capit(e) [Capite, Capit]