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sev⋅er⋅al⋅ty

  [sev-er-uhl-tee, sev-ruhl-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state of being separate.
2. Law.
a. (of an estate, esp. 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 ME < AF severalte. See several, -ty 2
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sev·er·al·ty   (sěv'ər-əl-tē, sěv'rəl-)   
n.   pl. sev·er·al·ties

  1. The quality or condition of being separate and distinct.

  2. Law

    1. A separate and individual right to possession or ownership that is not shared with any other person.

    2. Land, property, or an estate owned in severalty.

    3. The quality or condition of being held or owned in severalty.

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Main Entry: sev·er·al·ty
Pronunciation: 'se-vr&l-tE, 'se-v&-r&l-
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French severalté separation, individual ownership, from several separate, several
1 : sole, separate, and exclusive ownership : one's own right without a joint interest in another person severalty) to another operator —Pacific Enterprises Oil Company v. Pacific Petroleum Corporation, 614 So. Second 409 (1993)> severalty>
2 : the quality or state of being individual, particular, or several
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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