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