night office
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of night office
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Their young voices softly droned the singsong of the night office.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since then Winchell has always had his own table there, and uses the Stork as his night office.
From Time Magazine Archive
Matins, the night office, typifies the pre-natal stage of life.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
Dunraven was a cracking good little village and the day operator there was Miss Mary Marsh; there was no night office.
From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by Hill, John A.
The night office began about 2 a.m., when the nuns rose from their beds and entered their choir, where Matins were said, followed immediately by Lauds.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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