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DOUCEPERE
Noun
doucepere (plural douceperes)
Obsolete form of douzeper.
Source: Wiktionary
Douce"pere`, n. Etym: [F. les douze pairs the twelve peers of France, renowned in romantic fiction.]
Definition: One of the twelve peers of France, companions of Charlemagne in war. [Written also douzepere.] [Obs.] Big-looking like a doughty doucepere. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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