specialty Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; speciality; strong point; long suit; forte; metier.
- cooking is his forte
noun a distinguishing trait
peculiarity; distinctiveness; speciality; specialness.
noun the special line of work you have adopted as your career
speciality; specialism; specialisation; specialization.
- his specialization is gastroenterology

F. spécialité. Cf. Speciality.

plural Specialties

Particularity.
Specialty of rule hath been neglected. Shak.
A particular or peculiar case. Obs.
(Law) 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.
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.