peter

intransitive verb

noun

noun

1. a masculine name: dim. Pete: equiv. L. Petrus, Fr. Pierre, It. Pietro, Sp. Pedro, Russ. Pyotr
2. Bible
   1. (original name Simon) (died 64?); one of the twelve Apostles, a fisherman, to whom the Letters of Peter are ascribed: considered the first pope: his day is June 29: also Simon Peter or Saint Peter
   2. either of the two Letters of Peter: abbrev. Pe, Pet

1. 1672-1725; czar of Russia (1682-1725): called the Great
2. 1923-70; king of Yugoslavia (1934-45): son of Alexander I
3. 1728-62; czar of Russia (1762): assassinated; succeeded by his wife, Catherine II