his

determiner

• 1belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified:James sold his business
• belonging to or associated with a person or animal of unspecified sex (in modern use chiefly replaced by “his or her” or “their”):any child with delayed speech should have his hearing checked

• 2 (His) used in titles:His Honor His Lordship

pronoun

• used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned:he took my hand in his some friends of his