01 n. A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right.
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A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right.“Forests which had never been owned in severalty.” — Bancroft.
Phrases & compounds
Estate in severalty —
an estate which the tenant holds in his own right, without being joined in interest with any other person; -- distinguished from joint tenancy, coparcenary, and common.