Definition of own:

part of speech: verb

See under owe.

part of speech: verb

To hold or possess by right; to avow; to confess.

part of speech: adjective

Belonging to, or that belongs to; peculiar; possessed; used after the poss. pronouns, my, thy, his, her, our, your, their, to render them emphatic, as our own.

Usage examples:

• There were her own father and mother. in "".

• The Samaritans believed Him on His own word. Marcus Dods in "The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I".

• His own followed, and soon all their baggage was recovered. Ralph Bonehill in "Leo the Circus Boy".

• How different from Lingard's own case! Marie Belloc Lowndes in "Jane Oglander".