realty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun property consisting of houses and land
    real estate; real property; immovable.

WordNet

Re"al*ty noun
Etymology
OF. réalté, LL. regalitas, fr. L. regalis. See Regal.
Definitions
  1. Royalty. Obs. Chaucer.
  2. Loyalty; faithfulness. R. Milton.
Re"al*ty noun
Etymology
Contr. from 1st Reality.
Definitions
  1. Realty. 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 1913