PERSONHOOD


Meaning of PERSONHOOD in English

/perr"seuhn hood'/ , n.

1. the state or fact of being a person.

2. the state or fact of being an individual or having human characteristics and feelings: a harsh prison system that deprives prisoners of their personhood.

[ 1955-60; PERSON + -HOOD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .