severally

sev·er·al  (svr-l, svrl)

adj.

1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.

2. Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times" (Laurence Sterne).

3. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See Synonyms at distinct.

4. Law Relating separately to each party of a bond or note.

pron. (used with a pl. verb)

An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.

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[Middle English, separate, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sparlis, sperlis, from Latin spar, from sparre, to separate; see separate.]

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sever·al·ly adv.

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severally

Adverb

Formal individually or separately: the Western nations severally rather than jointly decided that they would have to act without Russia

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	severally - apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally" independently
	2.	severally - apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" individually, on an individual basis, separately, singly, one by one
	3.	severally - in the order given; "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively" respectively