Patarine

noun

Pat·​a·​rine

ˈpatərə̇n,

-əˌrēn

variants or Patarene

-əˌrēn

plural -s

1

: one of the Manichaean emigrants from Bulgaria who settled in the Pataria quarter of Milan

2

: a member of a reform party at Milan in the 11th century formed to combat clerical concubinage and simony

also : one opposed to the marriage of priests

3

: a Waldensian or one of various Cathari (as the Bogomils or Albigenses)

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin Patarinus, Patarenus, from Pataria, Patarea, poor section of Milan, Italy + Latin -inus -ine

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