PSALTERY


Meaning of PSALTERY in English

ˈsȯltərē, -l.trē noun

also psal·try -l.trē

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English psalterie, sautre, from Middle French psalterie, sautere, from Latin psalterium, from Greek psaltērion

: an ancient and medieval stringed musical instrument that consists of a soundboard over which a number of strings are stretched and that is played by plucking with or without a plectrum

praise him with the psaltery and harp — Ps 150:3 (Authorized Version)

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