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Perceval

American  
[pur-suh-vuhl] / ˈpɜr sə vəl /

noun

  1. Spencer, 1762–1812, British statesman: prime minister 1809–12.

  2. Arthurian Legend. Percival.


Perceval British  
/ ˈpɜːsɪvəl /

noun

  1. Spencer. 1762–1812, British statesman; prime minister (1809–12); assassinated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Gavin Cromwell trains Perceval Legallois, who was a faller last year, and Cheltenham Festival winner Final Orders.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2026

"There are fewer and fewer plus-size models on the runways," Aude Perceval, a booker at Plus Agency, a pioneer in plus-size modeling in France, told AFP.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

Not necessarily, says Sophie Perceval, co-founder of the Toronto-based research lab Wondeur AI.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2022

Ambassador Maria Cristina Perceval, who greeted Kicillof upon arrival earlier on Wednesday at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, said the minister would speak to the media after his U.N. address.

From Reuters Jun. 25, 2014

The other more common spellings of that knight’s name, Perceval and Percival, had already been taken by other users.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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