Edifices and Property

noun

• Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone.
  • usage: "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
  • synonyms: belongings, holding
• A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.
  • usage: "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
• Any area set aside for a particular purpose.
  • usage: "who owns this place"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
  • synonyms: place
• A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
  • usage: "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
  • synonyms: attribute, dimension
• Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie.
  • usage: "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
  • synonyms: prop

• (v.t.) To invest which properties or qualities.
• (a.) Propriety; correctness.
• (a.) An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
• (a.) That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods or money; as, a man of large property or small property.
• (a.) The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
• (a.) All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
• (a.) That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
• (v.t.) To make a property of; to appropriate.

something that is owned or possessed.' property' may be real (land), personal, tangible (touchable), or intangible (such as the interest in a play or other creative work).

(DoD) Anything that may be owned.
(DoD) As used in the military establishment, this term is usually confined to tangible property, including real estate and materiel. For special purposes and as used in certain statutes, this term may exclude such items as the public domain, certain lands, certain categories of naval vessels, and records of the Federal Government.