Meaning
- That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
- (informal) Your house or home.
- Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/jɔː(ɹ)z/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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