This term, in a will
Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
includes all personal chattela that may contribute to the use or convenjence of the householder, or the ornament of the house; as plate. linen, china. both useful and ornamental, and pictures. But goods in trade, books, and wines will not pass hy a bequest of household furniture. 1 Rop. Leg. 203
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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