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PERSON

Volume 8 · 72 words · 1778 Edition

in individual substance of a rational intelligent nature. Thus we say, an ambassador represents the person of his prince; and that, in law, the father and son are reputed the same person.

in grammar, a term applied to such nouns or pronouns as, being either prefixed or understood, are the nominatives in all inflections of a verb; or it is the agent or patient in all finite or personal verbs. See Grammar.