Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to matins or to the early part of the day.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A French breed of large dogs, somewhat resembling the great Dane, but rough-coated; also used to some extent for sheep-dogs. Also mâtin-dog.
  • noun Morning.
  • noun plural One of the canonical hours appointed in the early church, and still observed in the Roman Catholic Church, especially in monastic orders.
  • noun Morning worship, as sung; hence, any morning song: usually in the plural.
  • noun plural A musical setting of any part of the office of matins.
  • Pertaining to the morning; used in the morning.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.
  • noun obsolete Morning.
  • noun Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs.
  • noun Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.
  • noun (Zoöl.) A French mastiff.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or relating to matins

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Old French, sing. of matines, matins; see matins.]

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