verset

American  

[vur-sit] / ˈvɜr sɪt /

noun

1. Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.

2. Music. a brief piece for pipe organ, formerly used as part of the music for the Catholic Mass.

3. Archaic. versicle.

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Etymology

Origin of verset

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French. See verse, -et

Example Sentences

The first verset, semantically airtight, is all Alter.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2018

But the verset humanely concludes: "Whoso, however, shall eat them by constraint, without desire, or as a transgressor, then no sin shall be upon him."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The verset ends, "Verily all sins doth Allah forgive: aye, Gracious, and Merciful is He."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

‘Sic dicet ille ut verset saepe multis modis eandem et unam rem, ut haereat in eadem commoreturque sententia.’

From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David

Ce nom est donne a un verset qui se chante ou se recite au commencement de l'office de marines.

From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Butler, Samuel