(Christianity) The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist. / (archaeology) Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.

plural of paten

An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.

(baking) Of flour: fine, and consisting mostly of the inner part of the endosperm of the grain from which it is milled.

(Britain) A medicine that is protected by a patent. / (US) Any medicine with a proprietary formula which can be bought without a prescription, irrespective of whether it is protected by a patent.

(law) Rare form of letters patent (“a type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority granting a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization”).

(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority granting a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization.

plural of letter patent

In a clear and unambiguous manner.