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According to the dictionary - prop·er·ty  /ˈprɒp ər ti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[prop-er-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -ties. 1.that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire. 2.goods, land, etc., considered as possessions: The corporation is a means for the common ownership of property. 3.a piece of land or real estate: property on Main Street. 4.ownership; right of possession, enjoyment, or disposal of anything, esp. of something tangible: to have property in land. 5.something at the disposal of a person, a group of persons, or the community or public: The secret of the invention became common property. 6.an essential or distinctive attribute or quality of a thing: the chemical and physical properties of an element. 7. Logic. a. any attribute or characteristic. b. (in Aristotelian logic) an attribute not essential to a species but always connected with it and with it alone. 8.Also called prop. a usually movable item, other than costumes or scenery, used on the set of a theater production, motion picture, etc.; any object handled or used by an actor in a performance. 9.a written work, play, movie, etc., bought or optioned for commercial production or distribution. 10.a person, esp. one under contract in entertainment or sports, regarded as having commercial value: an actor who was a hot property at the time. [Origin: 1275–1325; ME proprete possession, attribute, what is one's own, equiv. to propre proper + -te -ty2. See propriety ] Now i am not sure why you feel the need to change the meaning of a word, if you are someones property, they own you. If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up. If you don't feel comfortable with the definition of property, then come up with a new word.
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