/ Dictionary / Index C chattel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chat•tel Pronunciation: (chat'l), [key] — n. a movable article of personal property. any article of tangible property other than land, buildings, and other things annexed to land. a slave. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: chattel (Thesaurus) Chattanooga chattel mortgage Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language