Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.