matins

One entry found for matins.

Main Entry: mat·ins
Pronunciation: 'ma-t^&nz
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English matines, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin matutinae, from Latin, feminine plural of matutinus
1 : the night office forming with lauds the first of the canonical hours
2 : MORNING PRAYER