noun
1. : any of certain stated times of the day appointed by various churches for the offices of prayer and devotion — see compline , laud , matins , none , prime , sext , tierce , vesper
2. : any of the hours of the period from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. before and after which marriage cannot be legally performed in any parish church in England
3. : an appropriate or climactic hour or time