The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Personage \Per"son*age\ (p[~e]r"s[u^]n*[asl]j: 48), n. [F.
   personnage.]
   1. Form, appearance, or belongings of a person; the external
      appearance, stature, figure, air, and the like, of a
      person. "In personage stately." --Hayward.
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            The damsel well did view his personage. --Spenser.
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   2. Character assumed or represented. "The actors and
      personages of this fable." --Broome. "Disguised in a false
      personage." --Addison.
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   3. A notable or distinguished person; a conspicuous or
      peculiar character; as, an illustrious personage; a comely
      personage of stature tall. --Spenser.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

personage
    n 1: another word for person; a person not meriting
         identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door"
    2: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the
       course of events [syn: important person, influential
       person, personage]