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==Etymology==
− It is formed from [[their]] and the possessive -s,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) on the analogy of his and hers, so that in form it is a double possessive.^(Etymonline) The same pattern is found earlier in late Old English heres, from native hiera.^(Etymonline)
+ It is formed from [[their]] and the possessive -s,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) on the analogy of his and hers, so that in form it is a double possessive.^(Etymonline) The same pattern is found earlier in late [[ang|heres]], from native hiera.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==