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   personage

   /ˈpəːsənɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a person (used to express importance or elevated status): "it was no less a personage than the bishop"
   • ▪ a character in a play or other work: "the key explains who all the personages in the paintings are"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, reinforced by medieval Latin personagium ‘effigy’. In early use the word was qualified by words such as honourable, eminent, but since the 19th century the notion ‘significant, notable’ has been implied in the word itself.

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   What does personage mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of PERSONAGE is a person of rank, note, or distinction; especially : one distinguished for presence and personal power. How to use personage in a sentence.

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   What is a famous personage?

   • A personage is a famous or important person. ...MPs, film stars and other important personages. A personage is a character in a play or book, or in history. There is no evidence for such a historical personage. ...Shakespeare's famous personages.

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   Is the word 'personage' still used?

   • The word 'personage' is still used, as it is one of the four definitions of 'person' in current use in Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. However, it's less common and its decline in usage is less dramatic.

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   What does person mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! PERSONAGE definition: 1. an important or famous person 2. an important or famous person. Learn more.

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   the most important person in a group or undertaking. a powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends. someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc. a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control.

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   A personage is a famous or important person, or a character in a play or book, or in history. Learn more about the word origin, usage and synonyms of personage from Collins Dictionary.

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