SEVERALTY


Meaning of SEVERALTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsev-rəl-tē, ˈse-və- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English severalte, from Anglo-French severalté, from several

Date: 15th century

1. : the quality or state of being several : distinctness , separateness

2.

a. : a sole, separate, and exclusive possession, dominion, or ownership : one's own right without a joint interest in any other person

tenants in severalty

b. : the quality or state of being individual or particular

3.

a. : land owned in severalty

b. : the quality or state of being held in severalty

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.