personness

== English == === Etymology === From person +‎ -ness. === Noun === personness (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of a person; personality; individuality; personhood; personableness. 1976, Abortion: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session: I think if we talk about children and wanting a child-oriented society, then the judiciary and legislature have to address themselves to the personness of children. Personness means you are a legal entity in and of yourself.