I. ˈhüz, üz adjective
Etymology: Middle English whos, genitive of who, what
Date: before 12th century
: of or relating to whom or which especially as possessor or possessors
whose gorgeous vesture heaps the ground — Robert Browning
agent or agents
the law courts, whose decisions were important — F. L. Mott
or object or objects of an action
the first poem whose publication he ever sanctioned — J. W. Krutch
II. pronoun, singular or plural in construction
Date: 12th century
: that which belongs to whom — used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective whose
tell me whose it was — Shakespeare