persona grata

[ per-soh-nah grah-tah; English per-soh-nuh grah-tuh, grey-tuh, grat-uh ]

noun

, Latin.

, plural per·so·nae gra·tae [pe, r, -, soh, -nahy , grah, -tahy, per-, soh, -nee , grah, -tee, grey, -, grat, -ee].

1. an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which they are accredited. Compare persona non grata ( def ).

persona grata

/ pɜːˈsəʊnə ˈɡrɑːtə /

noun

1. an acceptable person, esp a diplomat acceptable to the government of the country to which he or she is sent

Word History and Origins

Origin of persona grata¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Our witness, in any case, would not be a persona grata to the Society for Psychical Research.

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He was succeeded by my friend, Martyn Wells, who was a persona grata with all sections of the Calcutta community.

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Towards the end of his life he frequently presided over the meetings of its Committee, amongst whom he was ever a persona grata.

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A lady in Mohammedan wraps might not be exactly persona grata at fashionable hotels at midnight.

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The French Republic was at that time by no means "persona grata" at foreign courts.

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