his

his · determiner masculine

imported

Definitions

determiner

  1. 1.

    Belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned.

  2. 2.

    Used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with a male previously mentioned.

Related words

See also: he, her, him, himself

Etymology

From Old English "his," the genitive singular of "hē" (he), from Proto-Germanic "*hes." Unlike "her," which serves both as possessive determiner and object pronoun, "his" has always been exclusively possessive in function.