1. 
[syn: Uniat, Uniate, Uniate Christian]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.  of or relating to former Eastern Christian or Orthodox churches that have been received under the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome but retain their own rituals and practices and canon law; 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uniat \U"ni*at\, Uniate \U"ni*ate\, n. (Eccl.)
   A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges
   the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks.
   Also used adjectively.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Uniate
    adj 1: of or relating to former Eastern Christian or Orthodox
           churches that have been received under the jurisdiction
           of the Church of Rome but retain their own rituals and
           practices and canon law
    n 1: a member of the Uniat Church [syn: Uniat, Uniate,
         Uniate Christian]