matins
noun/ˈmætɪnz/
/ˈmætnz/
(also mattins)
[uncountable]- the service of morning prayer, especially in the Anglican Church compare evensong, vespersWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French matines, plural (influenced by Church Latin matutinae ‘morning prayers’) of matin ‘morning’, from Latin matutinum, neuter of matutinus ‘early in the morning’, from Matuta, the name of the dawn goddess.
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