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ourself

pronoun our·self \är-ˈself, a(-ə)r-\

Definition of OURSELF

:  myself —used to refer to the single-person subject when we is used instead of I (as by a sovereign) <will keep ourself till supper time alone — Shakespeare>
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First Known Use of OURSELF

14th century

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