rounceval Meaning, Definition & Usage

Roun"ce*val adjective
Etymology
F. Ronceval, Roncevaux, a town at the foot of the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. Roncesvalles.
Definitions
  1. Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes. Obs.
Roun"ce*val noun
Definitions
  1. A giant; anything large; a kind of pea called also marrowfat. Obs.

Webster 1913