personage
part of speech
noun (a personage, personages — formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) An important or famous person. tree →
2) A character in a play or story. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in older stories and formal writing, sometimes with a smile, to make someone sound grand: «a very great personage». Alice meets many odd personages in Wonderland, such as the King and Queen of Hearts. Toad thinks of himself as an important personage.
examples
- A royal personage visited our town. tree →
- The Duchess was a very grand personage. tree →
- Toad imagined himself a famous personage. tree →
- Many great personages came to the wedding. tree →
- The play has only four personages. tree →
- The mayor was the most important personage at the fair. tree →
- First the personages, and then we will get the play ready. tree →
note
Formal and a bit old-fashioned; in everyday English say «important person». Do not confuse with «personal» or «parsonage» (a priest's house).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «personage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.