personage

Noun
Synonyms: important personinfluential person

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  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 eventsSynonyms: important personinfluential person
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The damsel well did view his personage.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

2.Character assumed or represented. "The actors and personages of this fable." --Broome. "Disguised in a false personage." --Addison. [1913 Webster]

3.A notable or distinguished person; a conspicuous or peculiar character; as, an illustrious personage; a comely personage of stature tall. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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