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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SEVERY

Sev "er *y, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf. Gloss. ](Arch. )

Defn: A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also civery.]

New American Oxford Dictionary

severy

sev er y |ˈsev (ə )rē ˈsɛvəri | ▶noun ( pl. severies ) Architecture a bay or compartment in a vaulted ceiling. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French civoire ‘ciborium ’ (see ciborium ).

Oxford Dictionary

severy

severy |ˈsɛvəri | ▶noun ( pl. severies ) Architecture a bay or compartment in a vaulted ceiling. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French civoire ‘ciborium ’ (see ciborium ).