vers·et \ˈvərsə̇t, |vər|set\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from vers verse + -et — more at verse 1. a.archaic: versicle b.: a short verse especially from a sacred book < sat … with an open Koran on his knees and chanted the versets — Joseph Conrad > 2.: a short interlude or prelude for the pipe organ