realty
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- property consisting of houses and landSynonyms: real propertyreal estateimmovable
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Realty \Re"al*ty\ (-t[y^]), n. [OF. r['e]alt['e], LL. regalitas, fr. L. regalis. See Regal.]
1.Royalty. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
2.Loyalty; faithfulness. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Realty \Re"al*ty\, n. [Contr. from 1st Reality.]
1.Reality. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]