The colloquial British-English expression padre's hour designates a weekly hour of religious instruction provided by chaplains to British-Army units. The noun padre (literally father) is colloquially used to designate and address a male chaplain in th… Read on blog or Reader word histories Read on blog or Reader 'padre's hour': meaning and origin Pascal Tréguer March 13 UK, 1942—a weekly hour of religious instruction provided by chaplains to British-Army units—'padre' (literally 'father') is colloquially used to designate and address a male chaplain in the armed forces Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

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