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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vespers \Ves"pers\, noun pl. [OF. vespres, F. v[^e]pres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See {Vesper}, noun] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service.
{Sicilian vespers}. See under {Sicilian}, adjective
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
vespers
noun: the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays [syn: {evensong}]
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