PATENA
Pa*te"na, n. Etym: [Cf. Pg. patena a paten.]
Defn: A grassy expanse in the hill region of Ceylon.
PATENCY
Pa"ten*cy, n. Etym: [See Patent.]
1. The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.
2. The state of being patent or evident.
PATENT Pat"ent (pât"ent or pat"ent), a. Etym: [L. patens, -entis, p.pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. Fathom.]
1.
Note: (Oftener pronounced pat"ent in this sense)
Defn: Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest;
public; conspicuous.
He had received instructions, both patent and secret. Motley.
2. Open to public perusal; — said of a document conferring some right or privilege; as, letters patent. See Letters patent, under 3d Letter.