property

/ˈprä-pər-tē/

Middle English proprete, from Anglo-French propreté, from Latin proprietat-, proprietas, from proprius own

noun

  1. a quality or trait belonging and especially peculiar to an individual or thing

  2. an effect that an object has on another object or on the senses

  3. virtue

quality property character attribute mean an intelligible feature by which a thing may be identified. quality is a general term applicable to any trait or characteristic whether individual or generic. property implies a characteristic that belongs to a thing's essential nature and may be used to describe a type or species.

noun

  1. insurance protecting against all or part of an individual's legal liability for damage done (as by his or her automobile) to the property of another

noun

  1. a legal right or interest in or against specific property