père
[ per; English pair ]
/ pɛr; English pɛər /
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noun, plural pères [per; English pairz]. /pɛr; English pɛərz/. French.
senior: Dumas père.
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British Dictionary definitions for père
père
/ French (pɛr, English pɛə) /
noun
an addition to a French surname to specify the father rather than the son of the same nameDumas père Compare fils 1
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