Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Padre"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Padre \Pa"dre\, n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. {Padres}; It. {Padri}. [Sp.,
Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See {Father}.]
1. A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain,
Portugal, and Spanish America.
2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister;
also, a priest of the native region. --Kipling.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Padre
n 1: `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches
(especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic); `Padre' is
frequently used in the military [syn: {Father}, {Padre}]
2: a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military
chaplain}, {Holy Joe}, {sky pilot}]
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