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Ours :: Ours (possessive pron.) See Note under Our.

Our :: Our (possessive pron.) Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our troops; our endeavors. See I..

Genitive :: Genitive (a.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

Generalship :: Generalship (n.) The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general..

Own :: Own (a.) Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price..

Her :: Her (pron. & a.) The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out..

Its :: Its () Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.

Majesty :: Majesty (n.) Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert..

Possessively :: Possessively (adv.) In a possessive manner.

Your :: Your (pron. & a.) The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.

Possessival :: Possessival (a.) Of or pertaining to the possessive case; as, a possessival termination..

His :: His (pron.) The possessive of he; as, the book is his..

Possessive :: Possessive (n.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case..

Thine :: Thine (pron. & a.) A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers..

Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e..

Their :: Their (pron. & a.) The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country..

Mightiness :: Mightiness (n.) Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high mightinesses..

Countryman :: Countryman (n.) One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.

Possessive :: Possessive (n.) The possessive case.

Possessive :: Possessive (a.) Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.

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