nones Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.
  2. noun a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
    none.
  3. noun a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
    none.

WordNet

Nones noun plural
Etymology
L. nonae, so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine, Nones, 2, Noon .
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913