Meaning

noun United States philosopher (1876-1957)

noun United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)

noun United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)

originEtymology tree Middle English perre English perry From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum.

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