père

[ per; English pair ]

noun,plural pères [per; English pairz]. /pɛr; English pɛərz/. French.
  1. senior: Dumas père.

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père

/ French (pɛr, English pɛə) /


noun
  1. an addition to a French surname to specify the father rather than the son of the same name: Dumas père Compare fils 1

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