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