Căt'tle, n. pl.
(kăt'tl), n. pl. [O. Eng. catel, goods, cattle, O. Fr. catel, catal, cheptel, goods, movables, cattle, L. Lat. captale, capitale, goods, property, especially cattle, from Lat. capitalis, relating to the head, chief, because in early ages beasts constituted the chief part of a man's property; hence, Sp. caudal, property, wealth, capital or principal sum. See CAPITAL, a.]
Sense 1. Domestic quadrupeds collectively, especially those of the bovine genus, sometimes also including sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine.
Sense 2. Animals; persons. [Rare.]
Boys and women are for the most part cattle of this color. Shak.