n.
Variant: or Uni · at
Pronunciation: ' yü-n ē - ˌ at, ' ü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Ukrainian uniat, uniyat one in favor of the union of the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, from uniya union, from Polish unija, from Late Latin unio ― more at UNION
Date: 1833
: a Christian of a church adhering to an Eastern rite and discipline but submitting to papal authority
– Uniate adjective