hers

hers
/herrz/, pron.
1. a form of the possessive case of she used as a predicate adjective: The red umbrella is hers. Are you a friend of hers?
2. that or those belonging to her: Hers is the biggest garden on the block. Hers are the yellow ones.
[1300-50; ME hirs, equiv. to hire HER + -s 'S1]

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