severalty

[sev-er-uhl-tee, sev-ruhl-]

sev·er·al·ty

[sev-er-uhl-tee, sev-ruhl-]
noun, plural sev·er·al·ties.
1.
the state of being separate.
2.
Law.
a.
(of an estate, especially land) the condition of being held or owned by separate and individual right.
b.
an estate held or owned by individual right.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French severalte. See several, -ty2
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Severalty is always a great word to know.
So is foreclose. Does it mean:
to deprive of the right of one to redeem property, especially on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee
to bring against, as a formal charge against a person; to bring formally to the notice of the proper authority, as an offense
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severalty (ˈsɛvrəltɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the state of being several or separate
2.  (usually preceded by in) property law the tenure of property, esp land, in a person's own right and not jointly with another or others

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