PATENS

Noun

patens

plural of paten

Anagrams

• Pentas, Stepan, pentas, septan

Source: Wiktionary


PATEN

Pat"en, n. Etym: [LL. patina, patena, fr. L. patina, patena, a pan; cf. L. patere to be open, E. patent, and Gr. patène. Cf. Patina.]

1. A plate. [Obs.]

2. (Eccl.)

Definition: The place on which the consecrated bread is placed in the Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during the Mass. It is usually small, and formed as to fit the chalice, or cup, as a cover. [Written also patin, patine.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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