his

his
his O.E. his (gen. of HE (Cf. he)), from P.Gmc. *khisa (Cf. Goth. is, Ger. es). Originally also the neuter possessive pronoun, but replaced in that sense c.1600 by ITS (Cf. its). In M.E., hisis was tried for the absolute pronoun (Cf. her/hers), but it failed to stick. For dialectal his'n, see HER (Cf. her).

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  • his — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, genitive of hē he Date: before 12th century of or relating to him or himself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action < his house > < his writings > < his confirmation >… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • His — He He (h[=e]), pron. [nom. {He}; poss. {His} (h[i^]z); obj. {Him} (h[i^]m); pl. nom. {They} ([th][=a]); poss. {Their} or {Theirs} ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. {Them} ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he[ o], fem., hit, neut.; pl. h[=i], or hie …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • His Last Bow (story) — His Last Bow , one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow . Synopsis On the eve of the First World War, Von Bork, a German agent, is …   Wikipedia

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