SEVERAL

several, respective(a), various

(adjective) considered individually; “the respective club members”; “specialists in their several fields”; “the various reports all agreed”

several

(adjective) distinct and individual; “three several times”

several

(adjective) (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; “several letters came in the mail”; “several people were injured in the accident”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Determiner

several

(obsolete) Separate, distinct; particular. [15th-19th century]

A number of different; various. (Now merged into later senses, below) [from 16th century]

Consisting of a number more than two but not very many; diverse. [from 17th century]

Adverb

several (not comparable)

By itself; severally.

Noun

several (plural severals)

(obsolete) An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.

(archaic) An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.

(archaic) A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.

Anagrams

• Leavers, laveers, leavers, reveals, vealers

Source: Wiktionary

Sev"er*al, a. Etym: [OF., fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ separate, different. See Sever, Separate.]

1. Separate; distinct; particular; single. Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden. Each might his several province well command, Would all but stoop to what they understand. Pope.

2. Diverse; different; various. Spenser. Habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished. Bacon. Four several armies to the field are led. Dryden.

3. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place.

Sev"er*al, adv.

Definition: By itself; severally. [Obs.] Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehoudses. Robynson (More's Utopia).

Sev"er*al, n.

1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. [Obs.] There was not time enough to hear . . . The severals. Shak.

2. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many. Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous family, nor left any behind them. Addison.

3. An inclosed or separate place; inclosure. [Obs.] They had their several for heathen nations, their several for the people of their own nation. Hooker. In several, in a state of separation. [R.] "Where pastures in several be." Tusser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition