n.
Pronunciation: ' pa-t ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French patene, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin patina, from Latin, shallow dish, from Greek patan ē
Date: 14th century
1 : a plate usually made of precious metal and used to carry the bread at the Eucharist
2 a : PLATE b : something (as a metal disk) resembling a plate