peri Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a beautiful and graceful girl
  2. noun (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

WordNet

Pe"ri noun
Etymology
Per. peri a female genus, a fairy.
Wordforms
plural Peris
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913