'Sicilian vespers' definitions:

Definition of 'Sicilian vespers'

From: GCIDE

Sicilian \Si*cil"i*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
Sicilian vespers, the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday, at the hour of vespers. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sicilian vespers'

From: GCIDE

Vespers \Ves"pers\, n. pl. [OF. vespres, F. v[^e]pres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See Vesper, n.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service. [1913 Webster]
Sicilian vespers. See under Sicilian, a. [1913 Webster]

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