theypron. pl.[Icel. eir they, properly nom. pl. masc. of s, s, at, a demonstrative pronoun, akin to the English definite article, AS. s, se, t, nom. pl. . See That.] The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.()Jolif and glad they went unto here [their] rest
And casten hem [them] full early for to sail. (Chaucer.)They of Italy salute you. (Heb. xiii. 24.)Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness. (Matt. v. 6.)()