NONES


Meaning of NONES in English

nones 1

/nohnz/ , n. Eccles.

the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 P.M.).

[ 1375-1425; late ME; pl. of NONE 2 ]

nones 2

/nohnz/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. )

(in the ancient Roman calendar) the ninth day before the ides, both days included: the seventh of March, May, July, and October, and the fifth of the other months.

[ 1375-1425; late ME; Anglicization of L nonae, orig. fem. pl. of nonus ninth ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .