di·vid·u·al \də̇ˈvijəwəl\adjective Etymology: Latin dividuus (from dividere to divide) + English -al — more at divide 1.archaic: separate, distinct 2.archaic: divisible, divided 3.archaic: divided among or shared by a number < the moon … her reign with thousand lesser lights dividual holds — John Milton > • di·vid·u·al·lyadverb, archaic