used after a possessive: belonging to, relating to, or done by oneself or itself He cooked his own dinner [Old English āgen]
to have or hold (something) as property; to possess (something)to acknowledge or admit (something) verb intrans(+ to) to acknowledge something to be true or validowner nounownership noun
used after a possessive: one or ones belonging to oneself or itself a country with oil of its own on one's own in solitude; alone She lives on her own without assistance or control