Nones (?), n. pl. [L. nonae, so called because it was the ninth
day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine, Nones, 2, Noon .]
1. (Roman Cal.) The fifth day
of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March,
May, July, and October. The nones were nine days before the ides, reckoning inclusively, according
to the Roman method.
2. [F. none, fr. L. See Noon.] The canonical office, being a part
of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth
hour, 3 P. M.) in the Roman Catholic Church.
3. The hour of dinner; the noonday meal. [Obs.]
At my supper and sometimes at nones.
P. Plowman.
Hear it pronounced