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Specialty
Pronunciation : Spe"cial*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. sp?cialit?. Cf. Speciality.]
Definition : 1. Particularity. Specialty of rule hath been neglected. Shak.
2. A particular or peculiar case. [Obs.]
3. (Law)
Defn: A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified. Chitty. Bouvier. Wharton (Law Dict.). Let specialties be therefore drawn between us. Shak.
4. That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is specially versed, or which he makes an object of special attention; a speciality. Men of boundless knowledge, like Humbold, must have had once their specialty, their pet subject. C. Kingsley.
pl. Specialties.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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