Word: watchnight
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: watch
night
Definition: A monthly or quarterly religious service participated in by Methodists which extended past midnight.
Morphemes:
Affix: watch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55;501).
Affix: night
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Nightfall.