Their (?), pron. & a.
[OE. thair, fr. Icel. þeirra,
þeira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite article; akin to AS.
ðāra, ð&aemacr;ra, gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS. ð&aemacr;ra, influenced by the Scandinavian use. See That.]
The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their
country.
&fist;
The possessive takes the form theirs (&?;) when the noun
to which it
refers is not expressed, but implied or understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best cultivated.
Nothing but the name of zeal appears
'Twixt our best actions and the worst
of theirs.
Denham.
Hear it pronounced