severalty
Americannoun
plural
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the state of being separate.
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Law.
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(of an estate, especially land) the condition of being held or owned by separate and individual right.
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an estate held or owned by individual right.
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noun
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the state of being several or separate
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(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
Etymology
Origin of severalty
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Anglo-French word severalte. See several, -ty 2
Example Sentences
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An allotment of land in severalty has been directed to be made, much to the gratification and encouragement of the tribes.
From The Indian Question (1874) by Walker, Francis Amasa
Next may come that part of the territory which is not occupied in severalty but used in common.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
They were assigned a new reservation on the Omaha lands, where they now remain, occupying lands allotted in severalty.
From The Siouan Indians by McGee, W. J. (William John)
It denotes a failure to recognize anything better than the fulfilment of the simple interests in their severalty.
From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton
It is possible that you will be haunted to-night not only by your Ideas in their severalty, but by your whole system of thought organised as one Synthetic Ghost.
From All Men are Ghosts by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)
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