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English Dictionary: personage	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for personage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
personage n another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door" a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events Synonym(s): important person, influential person, personage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Personage \Per"sonage\, n. [F. personnage.] 1. Form, appearance, or belongings of a person; the external appearance, stature, figure, air, and the like, of a person. [bd]In personage* stately.[b8] --Hayward. The damsel well did view his personage. --Spenser. 2. Character assumed or represented. [bd]The actors and personages of this fable.[b8] --Broome. [bd]Disguised in a false personage.[b8] --Addison. 3. A notable or distinguished person; a conspicious or peculiar character; as, an illustrious personage; a comely personage of stature tall. --Spenser.