Psaltery \Psal"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Psalteries}. [OE. sautrie, OF.
psalterie, F. psalt['e]rion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter,
from Gr. ?, fr. ?. See {Psalm}, {Psalter}.]
A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form
of which is not known.
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Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the
psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. --Ps.
xxxiii. 2.
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