Our-sĕlf', pron.

pron.; pl. OUR-SĔLVES'.

1Sense 1. Not another, or others; we; us;—used by way of emphasis, and chiefly in the plural.

We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great deal further than we usually do. Locke.

Safe in ourselves, while on ourselves we stand. Dryden.

2Sense 2. Myself; also, we; us;—used reciprocally, chiefly in the regal or formal style, and generally in the singular. “Unless we would denude ourself of all force to defend us.” Clarendon.

We ourself will follow in the main. Shak.