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   Per·son·age

   /ˈpərsənij/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person (often used to express their significance, 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?

   • A personage was therefore “a person of high rank”—one of the ways the word is still used today (frequently with a modifier such as “historical personage,” “distinguished personage,” or “royal personage.”) Personage can also mean “a dramatic, fictional, or historical character.” Its least-common meaning still in current use is a synonym of “person.”

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   Is personage still a word?

   • Its least-common meaning still in current use is a synonym of “person.” Often it’s harder to observe the decline in usage of a given word. It’s much less dramatic. One example is personage, a word that has eight definitions in Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, four of which are labeled either archaic or obsolete.

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   What is the meaning of personae?

   • Latin: by reason of his person. Also ratio personae. Jurisdiction of a judge in a case which has international elements may depend on the whereabouts of the plaintiff or, as in most cases, the defendant. How can your immune system be granted?

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   What does persona mean in English?

   • The Latin word persona meant “actor’s mask” or “actor’s role,” and our word person, its first descendant in English, initially meant both “an individual human being” and “a character or part in a play,” the latter being the meaning of the French word personnage.

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   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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   A personage is "a person of high rank" or "a dramatic, fictional, or historical character.” Its least-common meaning still in current use is a synonym of “person.” Often it’s harder to observe the decline in usage of a given word. It’s much less dramatic.

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   personage meaning, definition, what is personage: a person, usually someone famous or impo...: Learn more.

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   A personage is a character in a play or book, or in history. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'personage' American English: pɜrsənɪdʒ British English: pɜːʳsənɪdʒ. More. Synonyms of 'personage' • personality, celebrity, big name, somebody [...] More. Examples of 'personage' in a sentence.

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   May 31, 2024 · personage in American English. (ˈpɜrsənɪdʒ ) noun. 1. a person of importance or distinction; notable. 2. any person. 3. a character in history, a play, a novel, etc.

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   A personage is a character in a play or book, or in history. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'personage' British English: pɜːʳsənɪdʒ American English: pɜrsənɪdʒ. More. Synonyms of 'personage' • personality, celebrity, big name, somebody [...] More. Examples of 'personage' in a sentence.