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owne

owne is the obsolete spelling of own.

Meaning of own

Adjective

own (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to; possessed; acquired and designated by; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
    • The fathers shall not bee put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: euery man shall be put to death for his owne sinne.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 24:16
  2. Not shared.
    • When we move into the new house, the kids will each have their own bedroom.
  3. (obsolete) Peculiar, domestic.
  4. (obsolete) Not foreign.

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Questions about owne

What is owne the obsolete spelling of?
Owne is the obsolete spelling of own.

Words near owne in the dictionary

  1. ownage
  2. ownah
  3. ownahs
  4. owndom
  5. owndoms
  6. owne
  7. owned
  8. owned up
  9. ownedness
  10. owner
  11. owner's equity

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