Paten
Paten , noun
[Late Latin patina, patena, from Latin patina, patena, a pan; compare Latin patere to be open, English patent, and Greek pata`nh a kind of flat dish: compare French patène. Compare Patina.]
1.
A plate. [Obsolete]
2.
(Ecclesiastical) 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.