verset

[ vur-sit ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of verset¹

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

Example Sentences

En Arnaut often ends a canzone with a verset in different tone from the rest, as markedly in "Si fos Amors."

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