Păt'en, n.

n. [Lat. patina, patena, It., Sp., Pg., & Pr. patena, Fr. patène.] [Written also patin, patine*.] 1. A plate. [Obs.] Shak. The floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patens of bright gold. Shak. 2. The plate or vessel on which the consecrated bread in the eucharist is placed. In the Roman Catholic church it is usually small, and so formed as to fit the chalice or cup as a cover. Smyth.