night office

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noun Ecclesiastical.

the office for matins.

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Origin of night office

First recorded in 1760–70

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for night office

At two o'clock in the morning he arose and said the night-office of the breviary.
The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney, Cur of Ars|Anonymous