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ownership vs severalty

severalty vs ownership

ownership and severalty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ownership Yes No No No
severalty Yes No No No
As nouns, severalty is a hyponym of ownership; that is, severalty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ownership:
  • ownership: the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
  • severalty: exclusive individual ownership
ownership (noun) severalty (noun)
the act of having and controlling property exclusive individual ownership
the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others the state of being several and distinct
the state or fact of being an owner
Difference between ownership and severalty

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