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Percy

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Per·cy  (pûrs), Sir Henry Known as "Hotspur." 1364-1403.
English soldier who was killed while leading an uprising against Henry IV (1403).
Percy, Walker 1916-1990.
American novelist. Influenced by the European existentialists, his works, including The Moviegoer (1961), explore human alienation.
Percy [ˈpɜːsɪ]
n
1. (Biographies / Percy, Sir Henry (1364-1403) M, English, POLITICS: rebel) Sir Henry, known as Harry Hotspur. 1364-1403, English rebel, who was killed leading an army against Henry IV
2. (Biographies / Percy, Thomas (1729-1811) M, English, RELIGION: clergyman, ARTS AND CRAFTS: antiquarian) Thomas. 1729-1811, English bishop and antiquary. His Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765) stimulated the interest of Romantic writers in old English and Scottish ballads
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Noun1.Percy - United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
Walker Percy
2.Percy - English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
Harry Hotspur, Hotspur, Sir Henry Percy


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