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padri

padri is the plural of padre.

Meaning of padre

Noun

padre (plural padres or padri)

  1. A military clergyman.
  2. A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.
    • The Zuma and Manzo Indians of the area were in the habit of going to the missions in the Spanish provinces below the Rio Grande River to solicit the padres to come to teach and baptize them in their villages.1979, James Wakefield Burke, A Forgotten Glory: the Missions of Old Texas, Waco, TX: Texian Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 62

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Questions about padri

What is padri the plural of?
Padri is the plural of padre.

Words near padri in the dictionary

  1. Padre Dandan
  2. Padre Garcia
  3. Padre Zamora
  4. Padrenda
  5. padres
  6. padri
  7. padrino system
  8. Padro
  9. Padroadist
  10. Padroadists
  11. Padroado

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