The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pere \Pere\ (p[=e]r), n.
   A peer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]