Percival

Percival
/perr"seuh veuhl/, n.
1. Also, Perceval, Percivale. Arthurian Romance. a knight of King Arthur's court who sought the Holy Grail: comparable to Parzival or Parsifal in Teutonic legend.
2. a male given name: from Old French words meaning "pierce" and "valley."

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(as used in expressions)
Hillary Sir Edmund Percival
Lowell Percival
Wavell of Eritrea and of Winchester Archibald Percival Wavell 1st Earl

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