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Percy, family name of dukes and earls of Northumberland Northumberland (nôrthŭm`bərlənd), county (1991 pop. 300,600), 2,019 sq mi (5,229 sq km), NE England. ..... Click the link for more information. . Percy 1. Sir Henry, known as Harry Hotspur. 1364--1403, English rebel, who was killed leading an army against Henry IV 2. 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 Percy personification of “sissy.” [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Effeminacy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was Percy who greeted her to-day as she entered the flat. Lieutenant Harold Percy Smith-Oldwick, Royal Air Service, was on reconnaissance. The next morning the general sent Lord' Percy with nine hundred men to strengthen the troops that had gone before. |
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