01 n. Particularity.
pl.
Specialties ((#))
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1.
Particularity.“Specialty of rule hath been neglected.” — Shak.
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2.
A particular or peculiar case.[Obs.]
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3.
A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified.(Law)“Let specialties be therefore drawn between us.” — Shak.
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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.