paten

noun

pat·​en ˈpa-tᵊn 

1

: a plate usually made of precious metal and used to carry the bread at the Eucharist

2

a

: plate

b

: something (such as a metal disk) resembling a plate

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for paten

• batten
• craton
• fatten
• flatten
• gratin
• gratton
• latin
• lattin
• matin
• patten
• platen
• ratan

Kids Definition

paten

noun

pat·​en ˈpat-ᵊn 

1

: a plate of precious metal for the eucharistic bread

2

: a metal plate

3

: a thin disk (as of metal)