matin

[ mat-n ]

noun
  1. (often initial capital letter)matins. Also especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb)Ecclesiastical.

    • the first of the seven canonical hours.

    • the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.

    • Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.

  2. Archaic. aubade.

adjective
  1. Also mat·in·al. pertaining to the morning or to matins.

Origin of matin

1
1200–50; Middle English matyn (plural matines) <Old French matin<Latin mātūtīnusmatutinal

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British Dictionary definitions for matin

matin

mattin matinal

/ (ˈmætɪn) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to matins

Origin of matin

1
C14: see matins

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