[spe.cial.ty] n, pl -ties [ME specialte, fr. MF especialte, fr. LL specialitat-, specialitas, fr. L specialis special] (15c) 1: a distinctive mark or quality
2. a: a special object or class of objects: as (1): a legal agreement embodied in a sealed instrument (2): a product of a special kind or of special excellence "fried chicken is my ~" b: the state of being special, distinctive, or peculiar
3: something in which one specializes