persona grata

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

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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 they are accredited.: Compare persona non grata.

Origin of persona grata

First recorded in 1850–55

Words Nearby persona grata

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How to use persona grata in a sentence

Our witness, in any case, would not be a persona grata to the Society for Psychical Research.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
He was succeeded by my friend, Martyn Wells, who was a persona grata with all sections of the Calcutta community.
Recollections of Calcutta for over Half a Century | Montague Massey
Towards the end of his life he frequently presided over the meetings of its Committee, amongst whom he was ever a persona grata.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ | Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
A lady in Mohammedan wraps might not be exactly persona grata at fashionable hotels at midnight.
The Palace of Darkened Windows | Mary Hastings Bradley
The French Republic was at that time by no means "persona grata" at foreign courts.
Their Majesties as I Knew Them | Xavier Paoli

British Dictionary definitions for persona grata

persona grata

/ Latin (pɜːˈsəʊnə ˈɡrɑːtə) /

nounplural 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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