noun
- plural of psaltery; ancient stringed musical instruments played by plucking or striking the strings
Usage: historical; musical instrument
Examples
- The museum displayed several medieval psalteries alongside other ancient instruments.
- Musicians in the Renaissance ensemble played psalteries and lutes.
- The craftsman specialized in making replicas of historical psalteries.
- Psalteries were commonly used in religious ceremonies during the Middle Ages.
- The collection included psalteries from different European regions.
- She learned to play psalteries as part of her early music studies.