[them.selves] pron pl (14c) 1 a: those identical ones that are they--compare they 1a--used reflexively, for emphasis, or in absolute constructions "nations that govern ~" "they ~ were present" "~ busy, they disliked idleness in others" b: himself or herself: himself, herself--used with an indefinite third person singular antecedent "nobody can call ~ oppressed --Leonard Wibberley"
2: their normal, healthy, or sane condition "were ~ again after a night's rest" usage see they