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paten

pat.en \'pat-*n, esp by clergymen -*n\ n [ME, fr. OF patene, fr. ML & L; ML 
   patina, fr. L, shallow dish, fr.] Gk patane-; akin to L pate-re to be open 
   - more at FATHOM 1: a plate of precious metal for the eucharistic bread  2: 
   PLATE  3: a thin metal disk or something resembling one