- 's
- -'s -'s [OE. -es, AS. -es.] The suffix used to form the possessive singular of nouns; as, boy's; man's. [1913 Webster] 's 's A contraction for is or (colloquially) for has. ``My heart's subdued.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.