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noun

Personage n.

Form, appearance, or belongings of a person; the external appearance, stature, figure, air, and the like, of a person. "In personage stately." "The damsel well did view his personage."

Character assumed or represented. "The actors and personages of this fable." "Disguised in a false personage."

A notable or distinguished person; a conspicuous or peculiar character; as, an illustrious personage; a comely personage of stature tall.

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Etymology of 'Personage'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Personage" Quotes from Famous Books

... of poetry or history, Jeanne d'Arc, the most singular personage of modern times, presents a character capable of being viewed under a great variety of aspects, and with a corresponding variety of emotions. To the English of her own age, bigoted in their creed, and baffled by her prowess, ...

— The Life of Friedrich Schiller - Comprehending an Examination of His Works • Thomas Carlyle

... from the first a personage of mark in the regiment; for when I was summoned to my first parade, I had deliberately donned the clothes which had been dealt out to me from the quartermaster's stores, and presented myself to public view in a uniform which had probably been seen on ...

— Recollections • David Christie Murray

... too, that the Kaffir kept on gazing very hard at Anson, as if attracted by his gently-smiling, innocent-looking face, and as if he were silently pleading to the most amiable-looking personage of the party to intercede for him and ...

— A Dash from Diamond City • George Manville Fenn

... his rank; for he was descended from King Alfred: but he forgets his peculiar praise—that of being the only Latin historian for two centuries; though, like Xenophon, Caesar, and Alfred, he wielded the sword as much as the pen. (22) This was no less a personage than Matilda, the daughter of Otho the Great, Emperor of Germany, by his first Empress Eadgitha or Editha; who is mentioned in the "Saxon Chronicle", A.D. 925, though not by name, as given to Otho ...

— The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle • Unknown

... blandest smile, Benjamin asked one of these formidable mercenaries whether Mr. Crookenden was within. He was ushered immediately into the presence of that great personage, before whom the conducting clerk was but as a crushed worm; and there, with a self-possession truly remarkable, the goldsmith seated himself in a comfortable chair and beamed cherubically at the merchant, though in his sinful heart he felt much as if he were ...

— The Tale of Timber Town • Alfred Grace

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