Pat·en n. ... 1. A plate. [Obs.] 2. Eccl. The place on which the consecrated bread is placed in the Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during the Mass.
A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass. It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament are stored in the ...
1. a plate usually made of precious metal and used to carry the bread at the Eucharist 2. a : plate b : something (such as a metal disk) resembling a plate.