in propria persona

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in propria persona.

Adverb

in propria persona

By the person themself; often used when a defendant is representing themself in court without an attorney.
- 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter IX, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], OCLC 39810224, page 191:
  She became a subscriber—amazed at being anything in propria persona, amazed at her own doings in every way; to be a renter, a chuser of books!

Derived terms

pro per

See also

litigant in person (noun)
pro se (adjective)

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