[her.self] pron (bef. 12c) 1: that identical female one--compare [1]she--used reflexively, for emphasis, in absolute constructions, or in place of her esp. when joined to another object "she considers ~ lucky" "she ~ did it" "~ an orphan, she understood the situation" "accepted the award for her colleagues and ~"
2: her normal, healthy, or sane condition or self 3 chiefly Irish & Scot: a woman of consequence; esp: the mistress of the house