Pere \Pere\ (p[=e]r), n. A peer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Pere \P[`e]re\ (p[^a]r), n. [F., fr. L. pater. See {Father}.] Father; -- often used after French proper names to distinguish a father from his son; as, Dumas p[`e]re. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]