VESPER


Meaning of VESPER in English

n.1 Venus as the evening star.

2 poet. evening.

3 (in pl.) a the sixth of the canonical hours of prayer. b evensong.

Etymology: L vesper evening (star): sense 3 partly f. OF vespres f. eccl.L vesperas f. L vespera evening

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.