‖ dramatis personæ
(ˈdræmətɪs pəˈsəʊniː)
Abbreviated dram. pers.
[L.; = persons of a drama.]
The characters of a drama or play; the actors in a drama. lit. or fig.
| 1730 Fielding Temple Beau i. vi. Wks. 1882 VIII. 117 There is (to give you a short Dramatis Personae) my worthy uncle [etc.]. 1806 J. Jay Corr. & Pub. Papers (1893) IV. 308 Whether this distant nation is to appear among the dramatis personae cannot now be known. 1821 Byron Diary 13 Jan., Sketched the outline and Dram. Pers. of a..tragedy. 1895 Law Times XCIX. 547/1 His dramatis personæ included a low attorney. |