personage
Americannoun
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an important or distinguished person
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another word for person
a strange personage
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rare a figure in literature, history, etc
Related Words
See person.
Other Word Forms
- nonpersonage noun
Etymology
Origin of personage
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English: “body or image (statue, portrait) of a person” (from Old French ), from Medieval Latin persōnāgium. See person, -age
Example Sentences
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"And to be given them by such an important personage is even more wonderful. I've never had a birthday like it."
From BBC
The goal is to give the dignified historical personages “multitudes of possibilities, real and imagined,” McAfee’s statement explains.
From Washington Post
Flooding the market right now are pins, some as small as fingertips, displaying every personage imaginable — including Dr. Fauci.
From New York Times
“Whether he was interviewing a U.S. president, foreign leader, celebrity, scandal-ridden personage, or an everyman, Larry liked to ask short, direct, and uncomplicated questions.”
From The Verge
The stream of comments piling up on Currivan’s post reflect a world grieving “a beloved figure, a historical personage.”
From Los Angeles Times
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