psal‧ter‧y /ˈsɔːltəri $ ˈsɒːl-/
noun (
plural psalteries)
[countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: sauterie, from Latin psalterium; ⇒ psalter]
an ancient musical instrument with strings stretched over a board
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