Christian Church. A plate or shallow dish (usually silver or gold), on which the host is laid during the Eucharist, and which may also serve as a…

A plate, often of gold or silver, on which the bread is laid during the celebration of the Eucharist; = paten, n. 1. Obsolete.

Christian Church. = paten, n.

a plate for bread; spec. (a) a plate or shallow dish (usually silver or gold), on which the consecrated bread or wafer is laid during the Eucharist…

A bowl (typically silver or gold) in which the consecrated bread or wafer is placed during the Eucharist, and which may also serve as a cover for…

(as a mass noun) the plates, cups, and other vessels and utensils, typically of precious metal, used in the communion rite; (as a count noun) one…

Archaeology. A broad flat saucer or dish, used esp. in pouring out libations at sacrifices.

A piece of plate used in the celebration of the Eucharist. Obsolete.

Christian Church. A paten. Obsolete.