Père

Pronunciation

• enPR: pâr, IPA: /pɛə(r)/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

Alternative forms

• pere

Origin

From French père ("father"), from Latin pater.

Full definition of père

Noun

1. A priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.
2. Sr. - Used after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the father is being referred to rather than the son; junior, fils.

Usage notes

Current usage of differentiating fathers and sons is borrowed from French; hence this term follows the name as it does in French grammar.

Anagrams

• peer