diurnal
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of DIURNAL s. m.
Livre d'Eglise qui contient l'Office divin qui se recite de jour, c'est à dire, les petites Heures, Vespres & Complies. Un Ecclesiastique porte d'ordinaire un Diurnal dans sa poche.
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