PSALTERY


Meaning of PSALTERY in English

n.

Variant: also psal · try

Pronunciation: ' säl-t( ə -)r ē , ' so ̇ l-

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -ter · ies also -tries

Etymology: Middle English psalterie, from Anglo-French, from Latin psalterium, from Greek psalt ē rion, from psallein to play on a stringed instrument

Date: 14th century

: an ancient musical instrument resembling the zither

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