Vēs'pers, n. pl.

n. pl. [O. Fr. vespres, N. Fr. vêpres, Pr. vespras, Sp. vísperas, Pg. vesperas, L. Lat. vesperæ, from Lat. vespera; It. vespro. See supra.] The evening song, or evening service, in the Roman Catholic church.

Sicilian vespers. See SICILIAN.