severalty

/ˈsɛvərəlti/
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Other forms: severalties

Definitions of severalty
  1. noun
    the state of being several and distinct
    synonyms: discreteness, distinctness, separateness
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    type of:
    separation
    the state of lacking unity
  2. noun
    exclusive individual ownership
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    type of:
    ownership
    the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
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