hirs

H4I1R1S1
/hiɹz/

pronoun

That which belongs to hir, theirs (singular). Possessive case of hir, used in place of a noun. Coordinate with his and hers.

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theirseirs
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Meanings

pronoun
  1. nonstandardThat which belongs to hir, theirs (singular). Possessive case of hir, used in place of a noun. Coordinate with his and hers.

    Ze takes my right hand in hirs and folds it into a fist.

    2006 March 22, Leslie Feinberg, Drag King Dreams, New York: Carroll & Graf, →ISBN, →LCCN, LCC PS3556.E427 D73 2006, page 205
    2 more examples

    S/he leaned forward and, to Selar's surprise, took the doctor's hand firmly between hirs.

    1997 July 1, Peter David, Star Trek New Frontier (Book 1), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN

    She saw that Burgoyne was hefting hirs experimentally, sweeping it through the air. S/he twirled it around a few times, swung it back and forth.

    2000, Peter David, Renaissance (Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur #2), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 157

    Synonyms: theirs, eirs

Synonyms & antonyms

pronounThat which belongs to hir, theirs (singular). Possessive case of hir, used in place of a noun. Coordinate with his and hers.

Similar
theirseirs
Also see
pers

Origin

From hir + -s. Compare hers.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ShriRishsihr
Cite this entry
APA

hirs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirs

MLA

“hirs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hirs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hirs.

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