I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people
dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there.
Ex. viii. 22.
4. (Law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an
estate in joint tenancy. Blackstone.
Sev"er, v. i. 1. To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder;
to be separated; to part; to separate. Shak.