VESPERS

vespers. Vespers, n. pl. evening prayers, evening service

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Ves″pers (?), n. pl. [[OF. vespres, F. vêpres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See Vesper, n.]] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service. Sicilian vespers. See under Sicilian, a.