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 : WordNet®

pate
     n 1: liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously
          seasoned
     2: the top of the head [syn: {poll}, {crown}]