Prŏs'o-po-lēp'sy, n.

n. [Gr. προσωποληψία, from πρόσωπον, a face, a person, and λαμβάνειν, to take, λῆψις, a taking, receiving.] Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed by a view of his external appearance. Addison.