specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/noun 6forms 1phrases 1 noun6 •That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta.The doctor ordered a consultation with another doctor in a different specialty. •A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place. •A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified.Let specialties be therefore drawne betweene vs, That couenants may be kept on either hand. — 1590 •A particular or peculiar case. •An attribute or quality peculiar to a species. •(no longer used) Particularity.The specialty of rule hath been neglected: And, look, how many Grecian tents do stand Hollow upon this plain, so many hollow factions. — 1602 formsspecialties Phrases with specialty specialty cropAny of various crops cultivated for, or managed and gathered for, human use (in food, personal hygiene, medicine, or decoration) rather than as animal feed, fodder, or forage.