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Dignitary vs Personage - What's the difference?

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Dignitary is a related term of personage.


As nouns the difference between dignitary and personage

is that dignitary is an important or influential person, or one of high rank or position while personage is a famous or important person.

dignitary

English

Noun

(dignitaries)
  • an important or influential person, or one of high rank or position
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica'' (in ''The Guardian , 15 May 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/15/benfica-chelsea-europa-league]
    • It was a remarkable climax to a match that ended with another of those disappearing acts from John Terry only to re-emerge, in full kit, so he could climb the steps, shake the hands of Eusébio, Michel Platini and all the other dignitaries , then help Frank Lampard to lift the trophy.

    personage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A famous or important person.
  • * 1872 , , The Poet at the Breakfast-Table , page 230:
    • I can only say they have been in pretty close conversation several times of late, and, if I dared to think it of so very calm and dignified a personage , I should say that her color was a little heightened after one or more of these interviews.

    Usage notes

    * In modern use, the noun personage is typically used with a partially redundant adjective, such as "notable" or "great"; as such, it may fairly be said to mean simply "person".