Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
peer . - noun A Middle English form of
pear . - noun A Middle English form of
peer .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A peer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
père .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pere.
Examples
-
Blethen-pere is right that diverse local media is an essential check on government.
Sound Politics: Speaking of the death of the mainstream media 2006
-
During this sitting there were little skirmishes between the family and the painter, who had the audacity to call pere Vervelle witty.
Pierre Grassou 2007
-
During this sitting there were little skirmishes between the family and the painter, who had the audacity to call pere Vervelle witty.
Pierre Grassou 2007
-
READ MY LIPS hmmm, not sure I want George Bush pere to be used as my benchmark, since he didn't get rid of Saddam, it took Junior to do it, 13 years later.
Scott White: Obama's Speech on Libya (I WIsh) Scott White 2011
-
READ MY LIPS hmmm, not sure I want George Bush pere to be used as my benchmark, since he didn't get rid of Saddam, it took Junior to do it, 13 years later.
Scott White: Obama's Speech on Libya (I WIsh) Scott White 2011
-
The younger one seriously thought his father's name was ton pere for a time.
-
How Colby pere moves from this realization to upend the practices of the CIA is a remarkable story that takes us into the shadowy world of foreign policy and into the personal journey of one man who not only witnessed history but made it and paid the price for the choices he made.
Michael Rose: Former CIA Director William Colby Subject of New Documentary Michael Rose 2011
-
Would those who count themselves true-believing, non-equivocating libertarians please tell us whether the Pauls, pere et fils, are their kind of people, the sort they wish to see elected to Congress.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
-
We heard about multimillion pound pay-offs to phone-hack victims that apparently didn't come to the attention of either Murdoch -- even though Murdoch pere is a notorious control-freak who phones his editors frequently just to enquire "what's happening?"
Martin Lewis: A Big Pile of Murdoch: The Ultimate Legacy of Rupert Merde... Martin Lewis 2011
-
My favorite was a dish called fiocchetti di pere con salsa di taleggio e asparagi: it was a purse pasta filled with pear and taleggio cheese in an asparagus cream sauce.
Giveaway: Au Revoir to All That by Michael Steinberger | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.