Padre \Pa"dre\, n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. {Padres}; It. {Padri}. [Sp.,
Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See {Father}.]
1. A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain,
Portugal, and Spanish America.
2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister;
also, a priest of the native region. --Kipling.