PATEN


Meaning of PATEN in English

/pat"n/ , n.

a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.

[ 1250-1300; ME pateyn ( e ) patene patena, patina Eucharistic plate (L: pan); akin to Gk patáne flat dish, L patere to be open (see PATENT) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .