Perceval

[ pur-suh-vuhl ]

noun

1. Spencer, 1762–1812, British statesman: prime minister 1809–12.
2. Arthurian Legend. Percival ( def 1 ).

Perceval

/ ˈpɜːsɪvəl /

noun

1. PercevalSpencer17621812MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Spencer. 1762–1812, British statesman; prime minister (1809–12); assassinated

Example Sentences

Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Great Britain, shot in the lobby of the house of commons.

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It sent me this thieving, rascally scheme of this man Perceval's, and it turned my boy's head, and lost him to me.

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He was a public man; and he turned paler, as he thought of Julius Caesar and Mr. Perceval.

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He had applied to Perceval for redress, and the inevitable refusal inflamed his crazy resentment.

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War to the knife ensued between us and Mr. Perceval, who had likewise got a new five-rater from Payne.

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