PORTATIVE ORGAN


Meaning of PORTATIVE ORGAN in English

■ noun chiefly historical a small portable pipe organ.

Origin

C16: portative from OFr. portatif , -ive , appar. an alt. of portatil , based on L. portare 'carry'.

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