D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

His

/(hĭz)/ · IPA /hɪz/
01 pron. Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used a…
  1. 1.
    Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.
    “No comfortable star did lend his light.” Shak.
    “Who can impress the forest, bid the tree Unfix his earth-bound root?” Shak.
  2. 2.
    The possessive of he; as, the book is his.