[him.self] pron (bef. 12c) 1 a: that identical male one--compare [1]he--used reflexively, for emphasis, in absolute constructions, and in place of him esp. when joined to another object "considers ~ lucky" "he ~ did it" "~ unhappy, he understood the situation" "a gift to his wife and ~" b--used reflexively when the sex of the antecedent is unspecified "everyone must fend for ~"
2: his normal, healthy, or sane condition or self 3 chiefly Irish & Scot: a man of consequence; esp: the master of the house