meubles

plural noun

meu·​bles

mœbl(ᵊ),

-b(lə)

: a class of property under French law that consists essentially of movables compare immeubles

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from plural of meuble movable goods, from Old French, from meuble movable, from Latin mobilis

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