severally

• Adverbe signifiant « séparément » ou « individuellement », utilisé notamment dans des contextes juridiques ou formels pour indiquer que chaque personne ou chose est considérée de manière autonome et non conjointe.

An archaic adverb meaning 'separately' or 'individually.' It was historically used in legal and formal contexts to indicate that each person or thing is considered on its own, rather than jointly.

1. Individually or separatelyC1formal

   Each one separately; not jointly.

   Séparément

   • The partners were held severally liable for the debt.
   • The items were priced severally, not as a set.
   • They were questioned severally by the committee.

   Synonymesapartindependentlyindividuallyone by onerespectivelyseparatelysingly

   Antonymescollectivelyconjointlyjointlytogetherunitedly

2. RespectivelyC2formal

   In the order previously mentioned; each in turn.

   Respectivement

   • The first and second prizes went to Anna and John severally.
   • The cars were painted red, blue, and green severally.
   • The chapters discuss the topics severally as listed.

   Synonymesdistributivelyeachindividuallyrespectivelyseparately

   Antonymesjointlytogether