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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)