"theirselves" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Forms: himself [singular], hisself [singular], herself [singular]
Etymology: From their + -selves, patterned on ourselves and similar terms. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|their|-selves}} their + -selves, {{m|en|ourselves}} ourselves Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||singular|himself|or|hisself|or|herself|||||||||||head=}} theirselves (singular himself or hisself or herself), {{en-pronoun|singular|himself|or|hisself|or|herself}} theirselves (singular himself or hisself or herself)
  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of themselves Tags: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard Alternative form of: themselves

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