<p><strong>Pronoun:</strong></p><ul><li>One's own person, individuality, etc., considered as private and apart from others: "It is for ourself that we should strive for greater knowledge."</li><li>(A form corresponding to ourselves, used of a single person, especially in the regal or formal style, as we for I): "We have taken unto ourself such powers as may be necessary."</li></ul>