n.
Pronunciation: ' p ə r-s ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French persone, from Latin persona actor's mask, character in a play, person, probably from Etruscan phersu mask, from Greek pros ō pa, plural of pros ō pon face, mask ― more at PROSOPOPOEIA
Date: 13th century
1 : HUMAN , INDIVIDUAL ― sometimes used in combination especially by those who prefer to avoid man in compounds applicable to both sexes <chair person > <spokes person >
2 : a character or part in or as if in a play : GUISE
3 a : one of the three modes of being in the Trinitarian Godhead as understood by Christians b : the unitary personality of Christ that unites the divine and human natures
4 a archaic : bodily appearance b : the body of a human being also : the body and clothing <unlawful search of the person >
5 : the personality of a human being : SELF
6 : one (as a human being, a partnership, or a corporation) that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties
7 : reference of a segment of discourse to the speaker, to one spoken to, or to one spoken of as indicated by means of certain pronouns or in many languages by verb inflection
– per · son · hood \ - ˌ hu ̇ d \ noun
– in person : in one's bodily presence <the movie star appeared in person >