3. One’s effects; or possessions. In sense 1 belongings has long been
an accepted word; senses 2 and 3 are given by Annandale as ‘colloquial
and vulgar.’
1852. Dickens, Bleak House. I have been trouble enough to my
belongings in my day.
1866. Saturday Review, 24 Feb., p. 244, col. 2. The rich uncle
whose mission is to bring prosperity to his belongings. [M.]