persona grata

American  

[per-soh-nah grah-tah, per-soh-nuh grah-tuh, grey-tuh, grat-uh] / pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ, pərˈsoʊ nə ˈgrɑ tə, ˈgreɪ tə, ˈgræt ə /

noun

Latin.

• personae gratae
  plural

1. an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which they are accredited.

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persona grata British  

/ pɜːˈsəʊnə ˈɡrɑːtə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• personae gratae
  plural

Etymology

Origin of persona grata

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

persona grata

Cavett: I was actually persona grata at the White House for a brief time.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2016

Naturally he is persona grata at Buckingham-on-Thames and in other conservative and princely household.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since Sir Charles Wood won the enduring gratitude of the Indian reigning houses by relieving them of the exploitation of early British misrule, his grandson is automatically persona grata at Delhi.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Dr. Alfaro replied that he was authorized by his Government to accept as persona grata anyone whose name should have been suggested by the Government of Colombia."

From Time Magazine Archive

Me—Well, of course, all of this makes you unquestionably persona grata to us, and I think it should make you a novel and interesting feature of diplomatic life along Piccadilly.

From Half-Hours with the Idiot by John Kendrick Bangs