realty
nounUS /ˈɹiəlti/ · UK /ˈɹɪəlti/
Etymology From Middle French realité (“property, possession”). Doublet of reality.
1
Real estate; a piece of real property; land.
2
Law 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.
3
Obsolete Reality.
4
Obsolete Loyalty; faithfulness; fealty.
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5
Obsolete Royalty.
- Antonyms
- personalty
- Related terms
- realtor, realty agent