/sev"euhr euhl tee, sev"reuhl-/ , n. , pl. severalties .
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.
[ 1400-50; late ME severalte. See SEVERAL, -TY 2 ]