ESTATE IN SEVERALTY
\ɪstˈe͡ɪt ɪn sˈɛvəɹə͡lti], \ɪstˈeɪt ɪn sˈɛvəɹəlti], \ɪ_s_t_ˈeɪ_t ɪ_n s_ˈɛ_v_ə_ɹ_əl_t_i]\
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An estate which the tenant holds in his own right without being joined in interest with any other person. It is distinguished from joint-tenancy, and common. "The rest of the land in the country, however, was not possessed in severalty, but by the inhabitants of each district in common."-Brougham.
By Daniel Lyons
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].
Nearby Words
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- estate in severalty
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- estate tax
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