(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:54:40

Pe"ri (?), n.; pl. Peris (#). [Per. peri a female genus, a fairy.] Persian Myth.

An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished.

Moore.

 

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