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Petre

//ˈpiːtə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. 2
    An English barony.
  3. 3
    A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly transferred back from the surname. rare
Noun
  1. 1
    saltpetre archaic, uncountable

    "Oats are much assisted by the application of petre[…]"

Etymology

From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.

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