PATEN


Meaning of PATEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-t ə n ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French patene, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin patina, from Latin, shallow dish, from Greek patanē

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

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