Several

From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sÄ“parÄlis, from Latin sÄ“par ("separate").

Full definition of several

1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.42:He had a religion apart: a God severall unto himselfe, whom his subjects might no waies adore.
1621, Robert Burton (scholar), The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.i.4.2:So one thing may be good and bad to several parties, upon diverse occasions.
2013-06-01, Ideas coming down the track, A â€œmoving platformâ€ scheme...is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems ….
DrydenEach several ship a victory did gain.
Alexander PopeEach might his several province well command,
Would all but stoop to what they understand.

A number of different; various. (Now merged into later senses, below) from 16th century

1610, , by William Shakespeare, act 3 scene 1... for several virtues
Have I lik'd several women; never any
With so full soul but some defect in her
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd,
And put it to the foil ...
Francis Baconhabits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished
DrydenFour several armies to the field are led.

Consisting of a number more than two or three but not very many; diverse. from 17th century

1784, William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., preface:The favourable reception the Orrery has met with from PerÅ¿ons of the firÅ¿t diÅ¿tinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it Å¿everal new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and diÅ¿tinguiÅ¿h it from others ; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.
1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 14, 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.
2004, The Guardian, 6 Nov 2004:Several people were killed and around 150 injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing and derailed tonight.
2013-06-08, Obama goes troll-hunting, 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.

Robynson (More's Utopia)Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehouses.