yours

Meanings

1. 1
   pron

   That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

   If this edit is mine, the other must be yours.

2. 2
   pron

   Your house or home.

   Let's go over to yours.

3. 3
   pron

   Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.

   Yours sincerely,  Yours faithfully,  Yours,  Sincerely yours,

4. 4
   pron

   Honorific alternative letter-case form of yours, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Etymology

From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech.