Mâtin
Mâtin , noun
[French mâtin.]
(Zoology) A French mastiff.
Also: Matin
Matin , noun
[French from Latin matutinum the morning, matutinus of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See Matutinal.]
1.
Morning. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
2.
Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs.
The winged choristers began
To chirp their matins.
3.
Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.
matin , adjective
Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.