Patt'e \Pat`t['e]"\, Pattee \Pat*tee"\, a. [F. patt['e], fem. patt['e]e, fr. patte paw, foot. Cf. Patten.]

(Her.) Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other, end, or having its arms of that shape; -- said of a cross. See Illust. (8) of Cross. [Written also pat['e], patee.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Pat'e \Pa`t['e]"\, n. [F. p[^a]t['e].]

1. A pie. See Patty.

2. (Fort.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place. [R.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Pat'e \Pa`t['e]"\, a. (Her.) See Patt['e].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Pate \Pate\, n. [Cf. LG. & Prov. G. pattkopf, patzkopf, scabby head; patt, patz, scab + kopf head.]

1. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. [Now generally used in contempt or ridicule.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)