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]}.