OWN (2)

own (2). Own, v.t. to acknowledge, confess, claidm, possess

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Own, a. [[OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. āgen, p. p. of āgan to possess; akin to OS. ēgan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. √110. See Owe.]] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; — most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price. “No man was his own [i.e., no man was master of himself, or in possession of his senses].” Shak. To hold one's own, to keep or maintain one's possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest. Shak.