Severalty in A Sentence

1

The lands of a sept consisted of the estates in severalty of the lords (flathi), and of the ferand duthaig, or common lands of the sept.

2

The Penns lost their governmental rights in 1776, and three years later their territorial interests were vested in the commonwealth in return for a grant of £120,000 and the guarantee of titles to private estates held in severalty.

3

These were lands enclosed and held in severalty during the growing of corn and grass and thrown open to pasturage during the rest of the year for those who had common rights.