# père

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #66,962

## Definitions
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).

## Etymology
Borrowed from French père (“father”), from Latin pater. Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, padre, and pater.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pere