PERCEVAL

Meaning of PERCEVAL in English

/perr"seuh veuhl/ , n.

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

2. Arthurian Romance. Percival.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PERCEVAL — noun Etymology: Old French Date: 14th century a knight of King Arthur who wins a sight of the Holy Grail
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PERCEVAL — Hero of Arthurian legend . His childlike innocence protected him from worldly temptation. In Chrétien de Troyes's 12th-century Le Conte …
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PERCEVAL — noun Etymology: Old French Date: 14th century : a knight of King Arthur who wins a sight of the Holy …
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PERCEVAL — [Per.ce.val] n [OF]: a knight of King Arthur who wins a sight of the Holy Grail
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PERCEVAL — hero of Arthurian romance, distinguished by his quality of childlike (often uncouth) innocence, which protected him from worldly temptation and …
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PERCEVAL — Perceval BrE AmE ˈpɜːs ɪv ə l -əv- AmE \ ˈpɝːs-
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PERCEVAL — Hero of Arthurian legend . His childlike innocence protected him from worldly temptation. In Chrétien de Troyes's 12th-century Le Conte …
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PERCEVAL — = Percival
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PERCEVAL — (n) персивал; персиваль
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PERCEVAL — = Percival
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PERCEVAL — = Percival
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PERCEVAL — Pronunciation: ' p ə r-s ə -v ə l Function: noun Etymology: Old French Date: 14th century : a knight …
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PERCEVAL, SPENCER — born Nov. 1, 1762, London, Eng. died May 11, 1812, London British prime minister (1809–12). He entered Parliament in 1796 …
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PERCEVAL, SPENCER — born Nov. 1, 1762, London, Eng. died May 11, 1812, London Spencer Perceval, detail of an oil painting by G.F. …
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EGMONT, JOHN PERCEVAL, 2ND EARL OF, 1ST BARON LOVEL ... — born Feb. 24, 1711, Westminster, near London died Dec. 4, 1770, London eccentric British politician and pamphleteer, a confidant of …
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PERCEVAL, SPENCER — born Nov. 1, 1762, London, Eng. died May 11, 1812, London British prime minister (180912). He entered Parliament in 1796 …
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SPENCER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Churchill Randolph Henry Spencer Lord Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer …
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MABINOGION — Collection of 11 medieval Welsh tales based on mythology, folklore, and heroic legends. The tales have multiple authors and are …
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LOHENGRIN — Hero-knight of medieval Germanic legends. He was called the knight of the swan because he arrived in a boat drawn …
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LEPRECHAUN — In Irish folklore, a fairy in the form of a tiny old man wearing a cocked hat and leather apron. …
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GRAIL — or Holy Grail In Arthurian legend , a sacred cup that was the object of a mystical quest by knights …
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GALAHAD — In Arthurian legend , the pure knight who achieved a vision of God through the Holy Grail. The illegitimate son …
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CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES — flourished 1165–80 French poet. Little is known of his life. He is the author of the five Arthurian romance s …
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PERCIVAL — /perr"seuh veuhl/ , n. 1. Also, Perceval, Percivale . Arthurian Romance. a knight of King Arthur's court who sought the …
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ROMANCE — literary form, usually characterized by its treatment of chivalry, that came into being in France in the mid-12th century. It …
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WOLFRAM VON ESCHENBACH — born c. 1170 died c. 1220 German poet whose epic Parzival, distinguished alike by its moral elevation and its imaginative …
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WELLESLEY (OF NORRAGH), RICHARD COLLEY WELLESLEY, MARQUESS — also called (from 1781) 2nd Earl Of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley Of Dangan Castle, or (from 1797) Baron Wellesley Of Wellesley, …
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ROHMER, ERIC — born April 4, 1920, Nancy, Fr. original name Jean-marie-maurice Scherer French motion-picture director and writer noted for his sensitively observed …
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GRAIL — also called Holy Grail, object of legendary quest for the knights of Arthurian romance. The term evidently denoted a wide-mouthed …
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CHRETIEN DE TROYES — flourished 1165-80 French poet who is known as the author of five Arthurian romances: Erec; Cligs; Lancelot, ou Le Chevalier …
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PELLES — [Arthurian] Pelles of Listeneise was a descendant of Joseph or Arimathea. He is the son of Pellam, brother of Pellinore, …
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GRAIL — [Arthurian] Grail (Graal) - Magic vessel with miraculous healing powers protected by an otherworldly keeper or "king." Pagan fertility myths …
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