"severalty" meaning in All languages combined

See severalty on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: severalties [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English severalte, from Middle French severalte. By surface analysis, several + -ty. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|severalte}} Middle English severalte, {{der|en|frm|severalte}} Middle French severalte, {{surf|en|several|-ty}} By surface analysis, several + -ty Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} severalty (countable and uncountable, plural severalties)
  1. (law) The sole ownership of property by someone. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-severalty-en-noun-Iv~m~a3h Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  2. The quality of being several or separate. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-severalty-en-noun-6DsIlSzh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ty, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ty: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

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