Matin vs. Patin

of or relating to matins

(obsolete) morning

A French mastiff.

Morning.

Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs.

Example: ‘The winged choristers beganTo chirp their matins.’;

Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.

Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.

A plate. See Paten.