chatel

See also: châtél

Franco-Provençal

Noun

chatel (Old Dauphinois)

1. alternative form of châthél (“castle”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “castellum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 468

Old French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin capitale, nominalization of Latin capitālis.

Alternative forms

• captel, catel, chetel

Noun

chatel oblique singular, m (oblique plural chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative singular chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative plural chatel)

1. possession

Descendants

• Middle French: chaiptel, chatel, chetel
  • French: cheptel
  • Norman: catel
  • → Norman: chatel
• → Middle Dutch: caftel, cachtel
  • Dutch: kachtel
• → Middle English: catel; chatel
  • English: cattle; chattel
  • Scots: cattle

Etymology 2

See chastel.

Noun

chatel oblique singular, m (oblique plural chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative singular chateaus or chateax or chatiaus or chatiax or chatels, nominative plural chatel)

1. alternative form of chastel

References

• chatel on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub (possession)
• chatel on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub (alternative form of chastel)