Definition of property

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Property (a.) That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar..

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Expectation :: Expectation (n.) The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.
Pirate :: Pirate (n.) A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor..
Dynamiter :: Dynamiter (n.) One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the destruction of life and property..
Damage :: Damage (n.) Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief..
Quest :: Quest (n.) The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc..
Bailee :: Bailee (n.) The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust..
Legacy :: Legacy (n.) A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease..
Chose :: Chose (n.) A thing; personal property.
Century :: Century (n.) A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers..
Ferae Naturae :: Ferae naturae () Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property..
Contact :: Contact (n.) The property of two curves, or surfaces, which meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction..
Seizin :: Seizin (n.) The thing possessed; property.
Abandon :: Abandon (v. t.) To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against..
Safeguard :: Safeguard (n.) A convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property.
Own :: Own (a.) To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house..
User :: User (n.) Enjoyment of property; use.
Title :: Title (n.) That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title..
Stealing :: Stealing (n.) The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.
Capital :: Capital (n.) Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a..
Disponer :: Disponer (n.) One who legally transfers property from himself to another.
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