the last division of the Roman breviary. It was instituted to implore God's protection during the night, as the prime is for the day. It is recited after vespers, and is so called, because it completes the office for the 24 hours.

COMPOUND, COMPOSE, or COMBINE, in heraldry, is said of a bordure made up of angular parts, or chequers, of alternate metals and colours. See Heraldry, No II. exam. 8.