REALTY

Etymology

Usage notes

• Pronunciation /ÉąilÉ™ti/ is usually considered incorrect.

Noun

realty (countable and uncountable, plural realties)

real estate; a piece of real property; land.

(legal) The property that goes to the heirs of the deceased, as distinguished from the personalty, which goes to the executor or administrator of the estate.

(obsolete) reality

(obsolete) loyalty; faithfulness; fealty

(obsolete) royalty

Antonyms

• personalty

Anagrams

• Ratley, Tayler, elytra, lyrate, raylet, telary

Source: Wiktionary


Re"al*ty, n. Etym: [OF. réalté, LL. regalitas, fr. L. regalis. See Regal.]

1. Royalty. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Loyalty; faithfulness. [R.] Milton.

Re"al*ty, n. Etym: [Contr. from 1st Reality.]

1. Realty. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

2. (Law) (a) Immobility, or the fixed, permanent nature of real property; as, chattels which savor of the realty; -- so written in legal language for reality. (b) Real estate; a piece of real property. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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