matin: Meaning and Definition of
mat•in
Pronunciation: (mat'n), [key]
— n.
- (often cap.)
- the first of the seven canonical hours.
- the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
- Also calledMorning Prayer.the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- aubade.
—adj.
- pertaining to the morning or to matins.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.