matins
mat.ins \'mat-*nz\ n [ME matines, fr. OF, fr. LL matutinae, fr. L, fem. pl. of matuti] pl but sing or pl in constr, often cap nus 1: the night office forming with lauds the first of the canonical hours 2: MORNING PRAYER
Webster's English Dictionarymat.ins \'mat-*nz\ n [ME matines, fr. OF, fr. LL matutinae, fr. L, fem. pl. of matuti] pl but sing or pl in constr, often cap nus 1: the night office forming with lauds the first of the canonical hours 2: MORNING PRAYER