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Webster 1913 Edition


Realty

Re′al-ty

(-ty̆)
,
Noun.
[OF.
réalté
, LL.
regalitas
, fr. L.
regalis
. See
Regal
.]
1.
Royalty.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
Loyalty; faithfulness.
[R.]
Milton.

Re′al-ty

,
Noun.
[Contr. from 1st
Reality
.]
1.
Reality.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Realty

RE'ALTY

,
Noun.
[L. rex.]
1.
Lovalty. [Not in use.]
2.
Reality. [Not in use.]
3.
In law, immobility. [See Reality.]

Definition 2024


realty

realty

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  • Pronunciation /ɹiləti/ is usually considered incorrect.

Noun

realty (countable and uncountable, plural realties)

  1. real estate; a piece of real property; land.
  2. (obsolete) reality
  3. (obsolete) loyalty; faithfulness
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