Priscilla Definition & Meaning

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Priscilla American [pri-sil-uh] / prɪˈsɪl ə /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Roman family name.

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The Canadian world number 127 went down in the third set of her first-round match against Australia's Priscilla Hon.

From BBC

In the 1970s he took a break from acting, before returning as Superman villain General Zod, and later starring as a transgender woman Bernadette Bassenger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

From BBC

No one is more clear-eyed about its beauty and sadness than Mondragón’s fellow Loyola Marymount Latino studies profe, Priscilla Leiva.

From Los Angeles Times

Included in the filing is an image of a handwritten note that features the words “Kelly Preston carried baby,” “medical bills paid” and “old Jaguar 1990s-ish,” as well as a screenshot of messages presumably exchanged with Priscilla Presley that describe Ben Travolta as her “beautiful great-grandson.”

From Los Angeles Times

After first filing a breach of contract suit against Priscilla Presley in Florida, Brigitte Kruse, her former business partner, sues Presley in Los Angeles for $50 million.

From Los Angeles Times

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