several

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”).

adj

1. (obsolete) Separate, distinct; particular.
   the hearts of the three cavaliers were completely captured, especially as gratitude was added to their admiration; it is a little singular, however, though no less certain, that each of them was enraptured with a several beauty. 1852, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra
2. A number of different; various.
3. (law) Separable, capable of being treated separately.

det

1. Consisting of a number more than two but not very many.
   Several cars were in the parking lot.
   They had many journals. I subscribed to several.
   Several of the members were absent.
   The favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and diſtinguiſh it from others ; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public. 1784, William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., preface
   Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime. Their bases were on a level with the pavement outside, a narrow way which was several feet lower than the road behind the house. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 14, in The China Governess
   Several people were killed and around 150 injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing and derailed tonight. 6 November 2004, The Guardian
   The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll. 2013-06-08, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55

adv

1. By itself; severally.

noun

1. (obsolete) An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
2. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
3. (archaic) An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.
4. (archaic) A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.