pat·en also pat·in (p t n)n. 1. A plate, usually of gold or silver, that is used to hold the host during the celebration of the Eucharist. Also called patina1. 2. A plate or shallow dish, especially an artifact from an ancient civilization. 3. A thin disk of or resembling metal. [Middle English, from Old French patene, from Medieval Latin patina, from Latin, pan, from Greek patan  , platter; see pet - in Indo-European roots.] |
paten [ˈpætən], patin, patine [ˈpætɪn]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a plate, usually made of silver or gold, esp the plate on which the bread is placed in the Eucharist
[from Old French patene, from Medieval Latin, from Latin patina pan]
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