personal representative n: one recognized as the representative of another party or his or her interests; specif: an executor or administrator who may bring or be subject to an action or proceeding for or against a deceased person and his or her estate
when a person who has brought an action for personal injury dies pending the action, such action may be revived in the name of his personal representative — Code of Virginia
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.