père

Meaning

Noun

• A priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.
• 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).

Origin

• Borrowed from French père ("father"), from Latin pater. ayr, faeder, father, padre, and pater.