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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected. [1913 Webster] Him that was separate from his brethren. --Gen. xlix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said of things that have not been connected. [1913 Webster] For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere. --Heb. vii. 26. [1913 Webster] 3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls. [1913 Webster] Separate estate (Law), an estate limited to a married woman independent of her husband. Separate maintenance (Law), an allowance made to a wife by her husband under deed of separation. [1913 Webster] -- Sep"a*rate*ly, adv. -- Sep"a*rate*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

SEPARATE ESTATE. That which belongs to one only of several persons; as, the separate estate of a partner, which does not belong to the partnership. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1519. 2. The separate estate of a married woman, is that which belongs to her, and over which her husband has no right in equity. It may consist of lands or chattels. 4 Barb. S. C. Rep. 407; 1 Const. R. 452; 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 3996.