padre

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈpɑdɹeɪ//

A military clergyman.

noun

1
A military clergyman.
2
A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.
The Zuma and Manzo Indians of the area were in the habit of going to the missions in the Spanish provinces below the Rio Grande River to solicit the padres to come to teach and baptize them in their villages.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian padre, Spanish padre, or Portuguese padre (“priest”), which are from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, pater, and père.

Forms

plural: padres, padri

Paddle · A surname.paddy · Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a…Paddy · An Irish nickname for Patrick.

padre · A military clergyman.

Padre · A player for the San Diego Padres.pagan · Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from…Pagan · A male given name from Latin.

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