psaltery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings

WordNet

Psal"ter*y noun
Etymology
OE. sautrie, OF. psalterie, F. psaltérion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Gr. , fr. . See Psalm, Psalter.
Wordforms
plural Psalteries
Definitions
  1. A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known.
    Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Ps. xxxiii. 2.

Webster 1913