padre /ˈpɑːdreɪ 
/ ▸ noun the title of a priest or chaplain in some countries. ▪ informal a chaplain in the armed services: we had some very good padres in the service.
▪ Indian English (also padri) a Christian priest: [as title] Padre Saheb's gardener told me he was dead.
– ORIGIN late 16th century: from Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, literally ‘father, priest’, from Latin pater, patr- ‘father’.
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