Personable
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
An old word, signifying that a man was enabled to maintain a plea in court, that is, to bring an action, as opposed to one disabled to sue, as being an outlaw or alien enemy, &c.
Cowel.