nocturn


noc·turn

N0125600 (nŏk′tûrn′)n. Any of the three canonical divisions of the office of matins.
[Middle English nocturne, from Medieval Latin nocturna, from Latin, feminine of nocturnus, of the night; see nocturnal.]

nocturn

(ˈnɒktɜːn) n (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church any of the main sections of the office of matins[C13: from Medieval Latin nocturna, from Latin nocturnus nocturnal, from nox night]

noc•turn

(ˈnɒk tɜrn)

n. a division of the office of matins. [before 1150; Old English noctern < Medieval Latin nocturna < Latin nocturnus of the night = noct-, nox night + -urnus suffix of temporal adjectives]