padri
dreɪ, -dri; Origin:
1575–85; < Spanish, Portuguese, Italian: father < Latin pater
1575–85; < Spanish, Portuguese, Italian: father < Latin pater
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| —n | |
| 1. | father: used to address or refer to a clergyman, esp a priest |
| 2. | a chaplain to the armed forces |
| [via Spanish or Italian from Latin pater father] | |
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Padri
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padre
"priest, chaplain," 1584, from It., Sp. or Port. padre, from L. patrem (nom. pater) "father." The title of the regular clergy in those languages. Papar was the name the Norse gave to Irish monks whom they found in Iceland when they arrived.
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padre definition[ˈpɑdre]
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