adjective 1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it. 2. respective; individual: They went their several ways. 3. separate ... dictionary.reference.com
several (s v r-l, s v r l) 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 ... www.thefreedictionary.com
existing apart; separate; distinct; individual; different; respective: parted and went their several ways; more than two but not many; of an indefinite but small ... www.yourdictionary.com
Separate, distinct; particular. [15th-19th c.] 1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.42: He had a religion apart: a God severall unto ... en.wiktionary.org