Hamlet
Pronunciation : Ham"let
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OWE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. sq. root220. See Home.]
Definition : Defn: A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country. The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. Dryden.
Syn. -- Village; neighborhood. See Village.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913