ˈau̇(ə)rz, ˈau̇əz, ˈärz, ˈȧz, ˈau̇wə(r)z pronoun, singular or plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English ures, oures, from ure, oure our + -s -'s
1. : our one or our ones — used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective our
your house is large and ours is small
ours is a federal system — Stephen Duggan
— often used after of to single out one or more members of a class belonging to or connected with a group including the one speaking or writing
a friend of ours
or merely to identify something or someone as belonging to or connected with a group including the one speaking or writing without any implication of membership in a more extensive class
that house of ours
that indifferent manner of ours
the tremendous growth that is surely ahead in this country of ours — C.F.Craig
2. : something belonging to us : what belongs to us
the victory is ours
ours is the right to do what we please
it was all ours