Non`-E*pis"co*pal (?), a. Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the
Episcopal church or system.
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.