01 a. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
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Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.“Every man so termed by way of personal difference.” — Hooker.
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Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.“The words are conditional, -- If thou doest well, -- and so personal to Cain.” — Locke.
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Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms.
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Done in person; without the intervention of another.“The immediate and personal speaking of God.” — White.
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Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.
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Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.(Gram.)
Phrases & compounds
Personal action —
a suit or action by which a man claims a debt or personal duty, or damages in lieu of it; or wherein he claims satisfaction in damages for an injury to his person or property, or the specific recovery of goods or chattels; -- opposed to real action.
Personal equation —
See under Equation.
Personal estate —
movables; chattels; -- opposed to real estate or real property. It usually consists of things temporary and movable, including all subjects of property not of a freehold nature.
Personal identity —
the persistent and continuous unity of the individual person, which is attested by consciousness.
Personal pronoun —
one of the pronouns I, thou, he, she, it, and their plurals.
Personal representatives —
the executors or administrators of a person deceased.
Personal rights —
rights appertaining to the person; as, the rights of a personal security, personal liberty, and private property.
Personal tithes —
See under Tithe.
Personal verb —
a verb which is modified or inflected to correspond with the three persons.