personhood

[ pur-suh n-hoo d ]
/ ˈpɜr sənˌhʊd /

noun

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

Origin of personhood

First recorded in 1955–60; person + -hood

Words nearby personhood

personalize, personalized medicine, personally, personalty, personate, personhood, personification, personify, personned, personnel, personnel agency

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British Dictionary definitions for personhood

personhood
/ (ˈp£ːsənˌhʊd) /

noun

mainly US the condition of being a person who is an individual with inalienable rights, esp under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States