PSALTERY


Meaning of PSALTERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also psal·try ˈsäl-t(ə-)rē, ˈsȯl-

( plural -ter·ies also -tries )

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

Date: 14th century

: an ancient musical instrument resembling the zither

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