What is in India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region. Kipling called?
padre — In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region. Kipling. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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