persona grata
[ per-soh-nah -grah-tah; English per-soh-nuh -grah-tuh, grey-tuh, grat-uh ]
/ pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ; English pərˈsoʊ nə ˈgrɑ tə, ˈgreɪ tə, ˈgræt ə /
noun, plural per·so·nae gra·tae [per-soh-nahy -grah-tahy; English per-soh-nee -grah-tee, grey-, grat-ee]. /pɛrˈsoʊ naɪ ˈgrɑ taɪ; English pərˈsoʊ ni ˈgrɑ ti, ˈgreɪ-, ˈgræt i/. Latin.
an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
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Example sentences from the Web for persona grata
Though we have "Gretan," to weep, it also means to salute or bid farewell, from the Danish "grata."
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire|S. W. PartingtonEgregia tua fides re cognita, grata mihi, in magnis meis periculis fiduciam commendationi meae tribuit.
De Bello Catilinario et Jugurthino|Caius Sallustii Crispi (Sallustius)I scarce know any Adage more gratefull, than Grata brevitas.
The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America|Theodore de la Guard
British Dictionary definitions for persona grata
persona grata
/ Latin (pɜːˈsəʊnə ˈɡrɑːtə) /
noun plural personae gratae (pɜːˈsəʊniː ˈɡrɑːtiː)
an acceptable person, esp a diplomat acceptable to the government of the country to which he or she is sent
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