Sev"er*al*ly, adv. Separately; distinctly; apart from others;
individually.
There must be an auditor to check and revise each severally by
itself.
De Quincey.
Sev"er*al*ty (?), n. 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.
Estate in severalty (Law), 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. Blackstone.
Sev"er*ance (?), n. 1. The act of severing, or the state of being
severed; partition; separation. Milman.
2. (Law) The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two or more
that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting in several or
separate pleas or answers by two or more disjointly; the destruction of
the unity of interest in a joint estate. Bouvier.
Se*vere" (?), a. [Compar. Severer (?); superl. Severest.] [L. severus;
perhaps akin to Gr. &?;&?;&?; awe, &?;&?;&?; revered, holy, solemn,
Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. sévère. Cf. Asseverate,
Persevere.] 1. Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere;
not light, lively, or cheerful.
Your looks alter, as your subject does, From kind to fierce, from
wanton to severe.
Waller.
2. Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild
or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment.
"Custody severe." Milton.
Come! you are too severe a moraler.
Shak.
Let your zeal, if it must be expressed in anger, be always more
severe against thyself than against others.
Jer. Taylor.
3. Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle; exactly
conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing unneccessary
ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; -- said of style, argument, etc.
"Restrained by reason and severe principles." Jer. Taylor.
The Latin, a most severe and compendious language.
Dryden.
4. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain,
anguish, fortune; severe cold.
5. Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe
test.
Syn. -- Strict; grave; austere; stern; morose; rigid; exact; rigorous;
hard; rough; harsh; censorious; tart; acrimonious; sarcastic;
satirical; cutting; biting; keen; bitter; cruel. See Strict.
-- Se*vere"ly, adv. -- Se*vere"ness, n.
Se*ver"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Severities (#). [L. severitas: cf. F.
sévérité.] The quality or state of being severe. Specifically: --
(a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the
severity of a reprimand or a reproof; severity of discipline or
government; severity of penalties. "Strict age, and sour severity."
Milton.
(b) The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme degree;
extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the severity of pain or anguish;
the severity of cold or heat; the severity of the winter.
(c) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as, severity
practiced on prisoners of war.
(d) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of a test.
Confining myself to the severity of truth.
Dryden.
Sev"er*y (?), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf. Gloss.] (Arch.) A
bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also civery.]
Sev`o*ca"tion (?), n. [L. sevocare, sevocatum, to call aside.] A
calling aside. [Obs.]
Sè"vres blue` (?). A very light blue.
Sè"vres ware` (?). Porcelain manufactured at Sèvres, France, ecpecially
in the national factory situated there.
Sew (?), n.[OE. See Sewer household officer.] Juice; gravy; a seasoned
dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] Gower.