Pate Definition
pāt
noun
The head, esp. the top of the head.
Webster's New World
The brain or intellect.
Webster's New World
Paste; esp., the clay paste used in making pottery or porcelain.
Webster's New World
A meat paste or spread.
Webster's New World
A meat pie.
Webster's New World
Origin of Pate
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From Middle English (attested since around 1200), perhaps a shortened form of Old French patene or Medieval Latin patena, both from Latin patina (“pan, dish").
From Wiktionary
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Attested since circa 1700, from French pâté, from Old French paste, pastée.
From Wiktionary
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French from Old French paste paste, pâté paste1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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