ourself

pronoun

our·​self är-ˈself 

au̇(-ə)r-

: 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.

—William Shakespeare

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ourself

• bookshelf
• herself
• himself
• hisself
• itself
• meself
• myself
• nonself
• oneself
• thyself
• yourself
• elf