"himselves" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Etymology: From him + -selves. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|him|-selves}} him + -selves Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} himselves, {{en-pron}} himselves
  1. (reflexive, nonstandard) Him; used to indicate the referent as an entity with more than one self. Tags: nonstandard, reflexive

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