personage

[[t]pɜ͟ː(r)sənɪʤ[/t]]

personages

1) N-COUNT A personage is a famous or important person. [FORMAL]

...MPs, film stars and other important personages.

Syn:

person

2) N-COUNT A personage is a character in a play or book, or in history. [FORMAL]

There is no evidence for such a historical personage.

...Shakespeare's famous personages.

Syn:

character