¦ pronoun [third person singular]
1. used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned.
referring to a ship, country, or other inanimate thing regarded as female.
2. archaic or N. Amer. dialect herself.
¦ possessive determiner
1. belonging to or associated with a female person or animal previously mentioned.
2. (Her) used in titles.
Phrases
her indoors Brit. informal, humorous one's wife.
Origin
OE hire, genitive and dative of hio, heo 'she'.
Usage
Is it incorrect to say I am older than her (rather than I am older than she). For a discussion of this issue, see usage at <a href="">thana>.