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père

  [per; Eng. pair]
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–noun, plural pères  [per; Eng. pairz] . French.
1. father.
2. senior: Dumas père.
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père   (pěr)   
n.  

  1. Used after a man's surname to distinguish a father from a son: Dumas père primarily wrote novels, while dramas occupied Dumas fils.

  2. Père Roman Catholic Church Used as a title for certain priests.


[French, from Old French pedre, from Latin pater; see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]
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pere 
1619, "a French priest," from Fr. père "father," from L. patrem (nom. pater), see father. Attached to a name, to distinguish father from son of the same name, from 1802.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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