personage

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PER'SONAGE, noun A man or woman of distinction; as an illustrious personage 1. Exterior appearance; stature; air; as a tall personage; a stately personage 2. Character assumed. The Venetians, naturally grave, love to give in to the follies of such seasons, when disguised in a false personage 3. Character represented. Some persons must be found, already known in history, whom we may make the actors and personages of this fable.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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