aanzien des persoons

Etymology
See for the origin of the phrase. The original sense is “discrimination”. The sense “personal status” must have developed through association with in the sense of “prestige”.

Noun

 * 1)  discrimination, unfair judgment which depends on the individual person
 * 2)  personal status, those attributes that discriminate people from others
 * 1)  personal status, those attributes that discriminate people from others