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Ȝowris, Yowris, possess. pron. Also: ȝour(i)s, ȝhouris, -es, your(i)s, yourris, yhouris. [ME and e.m.E. y(o)urs (both Cursor M.), youres (c1300), yourez (c1440), yowrys (c1465), yowrs (1516); f. Ȝowr possess. adj.] Yours, sing. and pl.

1. Used predicatively or absolutely: That (person or thing) those (people or things) belonging to you. Also with of. b. In the subscription of a letter. Cf. Ȝowr possess. adj. 1 e.(1) 1375 Barb. i 497.
All hale my land sall ȝouris be
1405 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 59.
Qwhar ȝhe say that Berwike … the qwhilke toun yhe call yhouris … was brende be my men be my will … brekand the trewis in my defaute & nocht in ȝhouris
c1515 Adam Williamson in Doug. (Sm.) I xxvi.
I haffe lossyt my gooddis that I shuld haff leyff apon in my age for the quenys sayk and yourris
1549 Compl. 90/30.
The mair reches that thai posses, the mair schame redondis to them, & the mair gloir is ȝouris
1556 Lauder Off. Kings 477.
Geuin to vtheris, frome ȝow and ȝouris, That wyll do justice at all houris
1560 Rolland Seven S. 306.
For I my self and my progenitouris Hes seruit ȝow [sc. the Emperor] and ȝours our lyfis space
1581 Burne Disput. 169.
Monie vther siclyk collectionis micht be maid als gude as ȝouris
c1600 Montg. Suppl. viii 14, 15.
Ȝour hert to myne, as myne is ȝouris, That ȝouris ower myne may haif impyre
1603 Philotus 798.
Our fathers baith hes done agrie, That I to ȝouris … And ȝe to myne sall maryit be
(b) 1375 Barb. xii 309.
That nane of ȝow … Haff ey to tak of thar riches … Quhill ȝe se thaim contraryit sa That the feld anerly ȝowris [C. ouris] be
a1500 Prestis of Peblis 542.
The falt is ȝowris … and nathing myne
1534 St. P. Henry VIII IV 667.
Pray hym to be gowd in to my mater and ȝowris
(2) c1400 Troy-bk. i 118.
That mytht haf happynnit, or ȝhet may, To some of ȝhoures, ane othere day
1415 (15 … ) Reg. Episc. Brechin. I 36.
Eschaetis or ischeis of courtis of ȝowris or of the justiciaris pertenand til our lord the king
c1466–80 Letter from Lord Hamilton.
Gif my seruande … mystaris other lettiris … of ȝhouris … to conwoye hym I requer ȝour ladischip hartly therof
a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 164.
Ane knyght of youris
1549 Lamb Resonyng 19/1.
Bot, nebour, thay twa buikis of ȝouris apperis to me nocht ordourlie procedit, because [etc.]
1566–7 Glasgow Prot. IV 124.
A servand of ȝouris, namit William Walcar
b. c1520 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 385.
Writyn at Forbes and subscriuit, yowris at power Jhone Lord Forbes
1596 Cal. Sc. P. XII 413.
Youris lefullie, ye watt quhoe
1617 Aberd. Council Lett. I 145.
Youris assurit at powar

2. Your correspondence, the letter from you. 1689 Leven & Melv. P. 135.
Yours to the king, which I received by an flying paket, I delyvered

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