Matin

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A French mastiff.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Morning. [Obs.] Shak.

2. pl. Etym: [F. matines. See Etymol. above.]

3. Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs. The winged choristers began To chirp their matins. Cleveland.

4. Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.