Hĭs, pron.
(hĭz), pron. [A-S. hĭs, or hys, of him, his, gen. m. & neut. of he, neut. hit.]
Sense 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.
Desire his jewels, and another's house. Shak.
*Who can impress the forest, bid the tree Unfix his earth-bound root. Milton.*
Also formerly used in connection with a noun simply as a sign of the possessive. “By young Telemachus his blooming years.” Pope.
Sense 2. Of him; the possessive of he; as, the book is his.
Here the possessive form is considered by some grammarians as an adjective pronoun, the substantive being omitted.
Of his, — used as an equivalent for of him. “Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.” Ps. ciii. 21.