n.
Pronunciation: ' ves-p ə rz
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Anglo-French vespres, from Medieval Latin vesperae, from Latin, plural of vespera evening; akin to Latin vesper evening star
Date: 1595
1 : the sixth of the canonical hours that is said or sung in the late afternoon
2 : a service of evening worship