mattins

American  

[mat-nz, -inz] / ˈmæt nz, -ɪnz /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

1. matin.

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mattins British  

/ ˈmætɪnz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of matins

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Example Sentences

The Queen has often spoken of the importance of her Christian faith, but this year she is not expected to be able to attend the "mattins service", celebrating Easter Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022

The merry Larke hir mattins sings aloft; The Thrush replyes; the Mavis descant playes; The Ouzell shrills; the Ruddock warbles soft; So goodly all agree, with sweet consent, To this dayes merriment.

From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Meanwhile, mattins were performed in all the churches in the town, and no priest dared any longer to observe the interdict.

From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

Lauds, a service at daybreak following closely on and sometimes joined to mattins.

From The Leper in England: with some account of English lazar-houses by Hope, Robert Charles

All the castle windows which looked on the tilt-yard were already crowded with richly attired ladies, and most persons seemed to have forgotten both mattins and mass for the festival.

From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin