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realty - 6 dictionary results

re⋅al⋅ty

[ree-uhl-tee, reel-]
–noun
real property or real estate.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME realte. See real 1 , -ty 2
re·al·ty   (rē'əl-tē)   
n.   pl. re·al·ties
Real estate.

Realty

Re"al*ty\, n. [OF. r['e]alt['e], LL. regalitas, fr. L. regalis. See Regal.]

1. Royalty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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

Realty

Re"al*ty\, n. [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.

realty 
1670, "real estate," from earlier meaning (1544) "real possession."

Main Entry: re·al·ty
Pronunciation: 'rE-&l-tE, 'rEl-
Function: noun
: REAL PROPERTY at, PROPERTY
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