Douce'-pēre, n.
n. [Fr. les douze pairs, the twelve peers of France, renowned in romantic fiction.] One of the twelve peers of France. [Obs.] “Looking like a doughty douce-pere.” Spenser.
n. [Fr. les douze pairs, the twelve peers of France, renowned in romantic fiction.] One of the twelve peers of France. [Obs.] “Looking like a doughty douce-pere.” Spenser.