Psalterion

//sɒlˈtɪəriɒn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of psaltery. historical, rare

    "All ſubſtantiues endyng in on, hauyng i cõmyng next before on, be of tbe femyne gendre: Excepte Millyón a myllion⸝ eſcorpión a ſcorpyon a ſarpent⸝ ueſpilión a holy water ſpricle^([sic])⸝ eſtovrgión a ſturgion fiſhe⸝ psalterión a psaltrion […]"

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"All ſubſtantiues endyng in on, hauyng i cõmyng next before on, be of tbe femyne gendre: Excepte Millyón a myllion⸝ eſcorpión a ſcorpyon a ſarpent⸝ ueſpilión a holy water ſpricle^([sic])⸝ eſtovrgión a ſturgion fiſhe⸝ psalterión a psaltrion […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French psalterion, from Old French salterion, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion), probably through Latin psalterium. Doublet of psalter, psalterium, and psaltery.

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