Perceval [pur-suh-vuh l] Examples noun
- Spencer,1762–1812, British statesman: prime minister 1809–12.
- Arthurian Romance. Percival.
Examples from the Web for perceval Historical Examples of perceval
Seventy-four of the professors voted for Mr. Gladstone and fifteen for Mr. Perceval.
Richard B. Cook
Perceval had been a lawyer, and had risen to the rank of attorney-general.
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845
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Mr. Perceval wrote to me in support of the judgment of Mr. Palmer and the dignitaries.
John Henry Cardinal Newman
Then Perceval went with the witches to their Castle of Glaive.
Henry Gilbert
The green knight came and thanked Perceval for thus saving his life.
Henry Gilbert
British Dictionary definitions for perceval Perceval noun
- Spencer. 1762–1812, British statesman; prime minister (1809–12); assassinated