Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the
psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. --Ps.
xxxiii. 2.
Source : WordNet®
psaltery
n : an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither
but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings