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