[his] adj [ME, fr. OE, gen. of he he] (bef. 12c): of or relating to him or himself esp. as possessor, agent, or object of an action "~ house" "~ writings" "~ confirmation"--compare [1]he
[2]his pron, sing or pl in constr (bef. 12c): that which belongs to him--used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective his