devilet

English

Etymology

devil +‎ -et

Noun

devilet (plural devilets)

  1. (archaic) A little devil.
    • 1877, Dalton Barham, The Life and Remains of Theodore Edward Hook:
      the reeking devilet enters , bending beneath the first impression!

References
  • devilet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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