Person

(pür's'n.) [From L. persona, a character a umed by one.] (Gram.) A term which designates such nouns or pronouns as, whether expre ed or implied, are the nominatives in all inflections of a verb. I, thou, or you, and he, she, or it, are called the first, second, and third persons. Hence we apply the word P. to the termination or modified form of the verb used in connection with the persons. Per's on, in N. Carolina, a N. co., b. by Virginia; area, 370 sq. m.; C. Roxborough. Pop. 11,170. [s. 699]