Our (?), possessive pron. [AS. re our, of us; akin to s us, to us, and to G. unser our, of us, Goth. unsara. &root;186 See Us.]
Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our troops; our endeavors. See I.
The Lord is our defense.
Ps. lxxxix. 18.
⇒ When the noun is not expressed, ours is used in the same way as hers for her, yours for your, etc.; as, whose house is that? It is ours.
Our wills are ours, we known not how.
Tennyson.
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