MATINS


Meaning of MATINS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-t ə nz ]

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

Date: 14th century

1. : the night office forming with lauds the first of the canonical hours

2. : Morning Prayer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.