Paten (Lat. patina, 'a dish'), a small circular plate employed for the wafers or bread in the eucharistic service. It is always of the same material as the chalice, often richly chased or carved, and studded with precious stones.
Paten
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 800
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