English synonyms about - contact  

property

Roget category 780

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
5.9. Possessive relations
›› 5.9.1. Property in general

#780. Property

noun

property, possession, suum cuique [Lat.], meum et tuum [Lat.].
ownership, proprietorship, lordshipseignorityempire etc. (dominion) 737.
interest, stake, estate, right, title, claim, demand, holdingtenure etc. (possession) 777vested interest, contingent interest, beneficial interest, equitable interestuse, trust, benefitlegal estate, equitable estateseizin [Law], seisin [Law].
absolute interest, paramount estate, freehold fee tail, fee simpleestate in fee, estate in tail, estate tailestate in tail male, estate in tail female, estate in tail general.
limitation, term, lease, settlement, strict settlement, particular estateestate for life, estate for years, estate pur autre vie [Fr.]remainder, reversion, expectancy, possibility.
dower, dowry, jointure, appanage, inheritance, heritage, patrimony, alimonylegacy etc. (gift) 784Falcidian law, paternal estate, thirds.
assets, belongings, means, resources, circumstanceswealth etc. 803money etc. 800what one is worth, what one will cut up forestate and effects.
landed property, landed real estate propertyrealtyland, landstenementshereditamentscorporeal hereditaments, incorporeal hereditamentsacresground etc. (earth) 342acquest, messuage, toft.
territory, state, kingdom, principality, realm, empire, protectorate, sphere of influence.
manor, honor, domain, demesnefarm, plantation, haciendaallodium etc. (free) 748fief, fieff, feoff, feud, zemindary, dependencyarado, merestead, ranch.
free lease-holds, copy lease-holdsfolklandchattels realfixtures, plant, heirloomeasementright of common, right of user.
personal property, personal estate, personal effectspersonalty, chattels, goods, effects, movablesstock, stock in tradethings, traps, rattletraps, paraphernaliaequipage etc. 633.
parcels, appurtenances.
impedimentaluggage, baggagebag and baggagepelfcargo, lading.
rent rollincome etc. (receipts) 810maul and wedges [U.S.].
patent, copyrightchose in actioncredit etc. 805debt etc. 806.

verb

possess etc. 777be the possessor of etc. 779, ownhave for one's own, have for one's very owncome in for, inherit.
savor of the realty.
be one's property etc. n. — belong toappertain to, pertain to.

adjective

one's ownlanded, predial, manorial, allodialfree lease-hold, copy lease-holdfeudal, feodal.

adverb

to one's credit, to one's accountto the good.
to one and his heirs for ever, to one and the heirs of his body, to one and his heirs and assigns, to one and his executors administrators and to one and his executors administrators and assigns.

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

Bold numbers signify related Roget categories. A dagger symbol (†) indicates archaic words and expressions no longer in common use.

debug info: 0.0028