severalty
noun
sev·er·al·ty
ˈse-və-rəl-tē 
ˈsev-rəl-tē
1
: the quality or state of being several : distinctness, separateness
2
a
: a sole, separate, and exclusive possession, dominion, or ownership : one's own right without a joint interest in any other person
tenants in severalty
b
: the quality or state of being individual or particular
3
a
: land owned in severalty
b
: the quality or state of being held in severalty
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“Severalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severalty. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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severalty
noun
sev·er·al·ty
ˈse-vrəl-tē, ˈse-və-rəl-
1
: sole, separate, and exclusive ownership : one's own right without a joint interest in another person
agrees to assign the lease, or some portion of it (in common or in severalty) to another operator—
Pacific Enterprises Oil Co. v. Pacific Petroleum Corp., 614 So. 2d 409 (1993)
Pacific Enterprises Oil Co. v. Pacific Petroleum Corp., 614 So. 2d 409 (1993)held the estate in severalty
2
: the quality or state of being individual, particular, or several
Etymology
Anglo-French severalté separation, individual ownership, from several separate, several
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