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.]

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