kat

n. a very old unit used in ancient Egypt to weigh things.

n. an ancient Egyptian unit of mass, historically equivalent to approximately 9.1 grams or one-tenth of a deben.

“The museum display explained how many kat of gold were used to make the statue.”

“Archaeologists found stone weights marked with their value in kat, providing insight into the commercial standards of the New Kingdom.”

Technical

n. a short way of saying the name Katherine or Katharine.

n. a diminutive or hypocoristic form of the female given name Katherine.

“Everyone at the office calls her Kat instead of Katherine.”

“Although her legal documents state Katherine, she has preferred the shortened Kat since her university days.”

Informal