per ‧ son ‧ age /ˈpɜːs ə nɪdʒ $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ person , ↑ personality , ↑ persona , ↑ personage , the personals, ↑ personification , ↑ personnel ; adjective : ↑ personal ≠ ↑ impersonal , ↑ personalized , ↑ personable ; verb : ↑ personalize , ↑ personify ; adverb : ↑ personally ≠ ↑ impersonally ]
a person, usually someone famous or important:
a royal personage