Definition of Hamlit
Ham"let (hăm"l&ebreve;t), n.
[OE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F.
hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G.
heim home. √220. See Home.] A small
village; a little cluster of houses in the country.
The country wasted, and the hamlets
burned. Dryden.
Syn. -- Village; neighborhood. See Village.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
HAMLET. A high constable. Cant.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A small town
- A settlement smaller than a village
Hamlet English
- The main character in Shakespeare's play of the same name.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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