¦ 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 <i>hirei>, genitive and dative of <i>hioi>, <i>heoi> 'she'.
Usage
Is it incorrect to say <
i>
I am older than
heri> (rather than <
i>
I am older than she
i>). For a discussion of this issue, see
usage at
than.