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property
noun
1 property
Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone:
— That hat is my property.
— He is a man of property.
synonyms: belongings, holding.
Roget 737a:
government,
legal authority,
soveriegn,
sovereign authority;
authority
etc.
737;
master
etc.
745;
direction
etc.
693.
[nations]
national government,
nation,
state,
country,
nation-state,
dominion,
republic,
empire,
union,
democratic republic;
kingdom,
principality.
[subdivisions of nations]
state government [Lat.],
state;
shire [Brit.];
province [Can.];
county [Ire.];
canton [Switz.];
territory [Austral.];
duchy,
archduchy,
archdukedom†;
woiwodshaft;
commonwealth;
region
etc.
181;
property
etc.
780.
[smaller subdivisions]
county,
parish
city,
domain,
tract,
arrondissement [Fr.],
mofussil†,
commune;
wappentake,
hundred,
riding,
lathe,
garth†,
soke†,
tithing;
ward,
precinct,
bailiwick.
command,
empire,
sway,
rule;
dominion,
domination;
sovereignty,
supremacy,
suzerainty;
lordship,
headship†;
chiefdom†;
seigniory,
seigniority†.
rule,
sway,
command,
control,
administer;
govern
etc.
(direct)
693;
lead,
preside over,
reign,
possess the throne,
be seated on the throne,
occupy the throne;
sway the scepter,
wield the scepter;
wear the crown.
state,
realm,
body politic,
posse comitatus [Lat.].
[person in the governing authority]
judicature
etc.
965;
cabinet
etc.
(council)
696;
seat of government,
seat of authority;
headquarters.
[Acquisition of authority]
accession;
installation
etc.
755;
politics
etc.
737.1.
reign,
regime,
dynasty;
directorship,
dictatorship;
protectorate,
protectorship;
caliphate,
pashalic†,
electorate;
presidency,
presidentship†;
administration;
proconsul,
consulship;
prefecture;
seneschalship;
magistrature†,
magistracy.
monarchy;
kinghood†,
kingship;
royalty,
regality;
aristarchy†,
aristocracy;
oligarchy,
democracy,
theocracy,
demagogy;
commonwealth;
dominion;
heteronomy;
republic,
republicanism;
socialism;
collectivism;
mob law,
mobocracy†,
ochlocracy†;
vox populi,
imperium in imperio [Lat.];
bureaucracy;
beadledom†,
bumbledom†;
stratocracy;
military power,
military government,
junta;
feodality†,
feudal system,
feudalism.
thearchy†,
theocracy,
dinarchy†;
duarchy†,
triarchy,
heterarchy†;
duumvirate;
triumvirate;
autocracy,
autonomy;
limited monarchy;
constitutional government,
constitutional monarchy;
home rule;
representative government;
monocracy†,
pantisocracy†.
gynarchy†,
gynocracy†,
gynaeocracy†;
petticoat government.
[government functions]
legislature,
judiciary,
administration.
[Government agencies and institutions]
office of the president,
office of the prime minister,
cabinet;
senate,
house of representatives,
parliament;
council
etc.
696;
courts,
supreme court;
[U.S. national government departments],
state,
interior,
labor,
health and human services,
defense,
education,
agriculture,
justice,
commerce,
treasury;
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
FBI;
Central Intelligence Agency,
CIA;
National Institutes of Health,
NIH;
Postal Service,
Post Office;
Federal Aviation Administration,
FAA.
[national government officials]
president,
vice president,
cabinet member,
prime minister,
minister;
senator,
representatative,
president pro tem [Lat.],
speaker of the house;
department head,
section head,
section chief;
federal judge,
justice,
justice of the supreme court,
chief justice;
treasurer,
secretary of the treasury;
director of the FBI.
[state government officials]
governor,
state cabinet member;
state senator,
assemblyman,
assemblywoman.
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Roget 780:
property,
possession,
suum cuique [Lat.],
meum et tuum [Lat.].
ownership,
proprietorship,
lordship;
seignority†;
empire
etc.
(dominion)
737.
interest,
stake,
estate,
right,
title,
claim,
demand,
holding;
tenure
etc.
(possession)
777;
vested interest,
contingent interest,
beneficial interest,
equitable interest;
use,
trust,
benefit;
legal estate,
equitable estate;
seizin [Law],
seisin [Law].
absolute interest,
paramount estate,
freehold;
fee tail,
fee simple;
estate in fee,
estate in tail,
estate tail;
estate in tail male,
estate in tail female,
estate in tail general.
limitation,
term,
lease,
settlement,
strict settlement,
particular estate;
estate for life,
estate for years,
estate pur autre vie [Fr.];
remainder,
reversion,
expectancy,
possibility.
dower,
dowry,
jointure†,
appanage,
inheritance,
heritage,
patrimony,
alimony;
legacy
etc.
(gift)
784;
Falcidian law,
paternal estate,
thirds.
assets,
belongings,
means,
resources,
circumstances;
wealth
etc.
803;
money
etc.
800;
what one is worth,
what one will cut up for;
estate and effects.
landed property,
landed real estate property;
realty;
land,
lands;
tenements;
hereditaments;
corporeal hereditaments,
incorporeal hereditaments;
acres;
ground
etc.
(earth)
342;
acquest†,
messuage,
toft†.
territory,
state,
kingdom,
principality,
realm,
empire,
protectorate,
sphere of influence.
manor,
honor,
domain,
demesne;
farm,
plantation,
hacienda;
allodium
etc.
(free)
748†;
fief,
fieff†,
feoff†,
feud,
zemindary†,
dependency;
arado†,
merestead†,
ranch.
free lease-holds,
copy lease-holds;
folkland†;
chattels real;
fixtures,
plant,
heirloom;
easement;
right of common,
right of user.
personal property,
personal estate,
personal effects;
personalty,
chattels,
goods,
effects,
movables;
stock,
stock in trade;
things,
traps,
rattletraps,
paraphernalia;
equipage
etc.
633.
parcels,
appurtenances.
impedimenta;
luggage,
baggage;
bag and baggage;
pelf;
cargo,
lading.
rent roll;
income
etc.
(receipts)
810;
maul and wedges [U.S.].
patent,
copyright;
chose in action;
credit
etc.
805;
debt
etc.
806.
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Roget 803:
wealth,
riches,
fortune,
handsome fortune,
opulence,
affluence;
good circumstances,
easy circumstances;
independence;
competence
etc.
(sufficiency)
639;
solvency.
provision,
livelihood,
maintenance;
alimony,
dowry;
means,
resources,
substance;
property
etc.
780;
command of money.
income
etc.
810;
capital,
money;
round sum
etc.
(treasure)
800;
mint of money,
mine of wealth,
El Dorado [Sp.],
bonanza,
Pacatolus,
Golconda,
Potosi.
long purse,
full purse,
well lined purse,
heavy purse,
deep pockets;
purse of Fortunatus [Lat.];
embarras de richesses [Fr.].
pelf,
Mammon,
lucre,
filthy lucre;
loaves and fishes†.
rich man,
moneyed man,
warm man;
man of substance;
capitalist,
millionaire,
tippybob [Slang],
Nabob,
Croesus,
idas,
Plutus,
Dives,
Timon of Athens†;
Timocracy,
Plutocracy;
Danae.
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Dutch: bezit, bezitting, eigendom
Polish: dobytek, przynależność, stan posiadania, majątek, własność, majętność, mienie
2 property
A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.
Polish: własność, przymiot, cecha, atrybut, właściwość
3 property
Any area set aside for a particular purpose:
— The president was concerned about the property across from the White House.
synonym: place.
Polish: miejsce
4 property
A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished:
— Self-confidence is not an endearing property.
synonyms: attribute, dimension.
Roget 157:
power;
potency,
potentiality;
jiva†;
puissance,
might,
force,
energy
etc.
171;
dint;
right hand,
right arm;
ascendency†,
sway,
control;
prepotency,
prepollence†;
almightiness,
omnipotence;
authority
etc.
737;
strength
etc.
159.
ability;
ableness
etc.
adj.†;
competency;
efficacy;
efficiency,
productivity,
expertise
(skill)
698;
validity,
cogency;
enablement†;
vantage ground;
influence
etc.
175.
pressure;
conductivity;
elasticity;
gravity,
electricity,
magnetism,
galvanism,
voltaic electricity,
voltaism,
electromagnetism;
atomic power,
nuclear power,
thermonuclear power;
fuel cell;
hydraulic power,
water power,
hydroelectric power;
solar power,
solar energy,
solar panels;
tidal power;
wind power;
attraction;
vis inertiae [Lat.],
vis mortua [Lat.],
vis viva [Lat.];
potential energy,
dynamic energy;
dynamic friction,
dynamic suction;
live circuit,
live rail,
live wire.
capability,
capacity;
quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent [Lat.];
faculty,
quality,
attribute,
endowment,
virtue,
gift,
property,
qualification,
susceptibility.
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Dutch: eigendom, bezitting, dimensie, goed, eigenschap
Polish: właściwość, atrybut
5 property
Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie.
synonym: prop.
Dutch: rekwisiet
Polish: rekwizyt
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