单词 | in the personage of |
释义 | > as lemmasin the personage of † in the personage of adv. a. As representing; in the character of. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > as deputy or representative [phrase] in his steadc1230 in the stead ofa1325 in (the) person ofa1425 in the personage of1558 1558 Q. Kennedy Compendius Tractiue xiv. sig. F.vii Spekying vnto his Apostolis in the personage of the rest of the ministeris of the kirk of god. b. As represented by; personified in. Cf. in (the) person of phr. at person n. Phrases 3. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > personified in [phrase] in the personage of1888 1888 J. Payn Prince of Blood I. i. 30 ‘Circumstances over which she had no control’, in the personage of her brother Ernest, were impelling her. < as lemmas |
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