This is the 8646th most frequent Polish word.
pątnicy
"Pilgrims."
The word 'pątnicy' here refers to a group of religious pilgrims embarking on a journey to a sacred site.
Pątnicy wędrowali piechotą przez las do pobliskiego sanktuarium.
Pilgrims traveled on foot through the forest to a nearby sanctuary.
In this sentence, 'pątnicy' denotes participants in an organized pilgrimage event.
Coroczny marsz pątników przyciąga setki ludzi z różnych zakątków kraju.
The annual march of pilgrims attracts hundreds of people from various regions of the country.
Here, 'pątnika' is used to describe an individual pilgrim in a narrative context.