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]