Severalty Definition

sĕvər-əl-tē, sĕvrəl-
severalty
noun
severalty
Property owned by individual right, not shared with any other.
Webster's New World
The condition or character of being several or distinct.
Webster's New World
The condition of property so owned.
Webster's New World
The quality or condition of being held or owned in severalty.
American Heritage
A condition of individuality in the holding of land. A tenant in severalty is the exclusive holder of the land for the duration of his or her estate, as distinct from holding a joint tenancy.
Webster's New World Law
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Severalty Sentence Examples

  • The Penns lost their governmental rights in 1776, and three years later their territorial interests were vested in the commonwealth in return for a grant of £120,000 and the guarantee of titles to private estates held in severalty.

  • These were lands enclosed and held in severalty during the growing of corn and grass and thrown open to pasturage during the rest of the year for those who had common rights.

  • The lands of a sept consisted of the estates in severalty of the lords (flathi), and of the ferand duthaig, or common lands of the sept.

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