Main Entry: ves·pers

Pronunciation: \ˈves-pərz\

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Anglo-French vespres, from Medieval Latin vesperae, from Latin, plural of vespera evening; akin to Latin vesper evening star

Date: 1595

1 : the sixth of the canonical hours that is said or sung in the late afternoon
2 : a service of evening worship