Psaltery (noun)
sol-te-ree
An ancient and medieval musical instrument like a dulcimer but played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
Middle English sautrie, from Old French sauterie, from Latin psalterium (see psalter).
Example sentences
“The double psaltery had two ranks of strings, one on either side of the soundbox.”
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