/perdd soh"nah grddah"tah/ ; Eng. /peuhr soh"neuh grah"teuh, gray"teuh, grat"euh/ , pl. personae gratae /perdd soh"nuy grddah"tuy/ ; Eng. /peuhr soh"nee grah"tee, gray"-, grat"ee/ . Latin.
an acceptable person, esp. a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.