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Patarin (iou)



Patarin noun & adjective. . E18.
[French, or medieval Latin pl. Patarini, prob. from Pattaria, the ragmen's quarter of Milan.]
Ecclesiastical History.
A. noun. A member of a group of craftsmen, peasants, etc., in 11th-cent. Milan who opposed clerical concubinage and marriage. E18.
b. adjective. Designating or pertaining to the Patarins or their beliefs. E20.