psalter


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
psalter /ˈsɔːltə, ˈsɒl-/
noun a copy of the biblical Psalms, especially for liturgical use.

■ (the psalter) the Book of Psalms.

– origin OE (p)saltere, via L. psalterium from Gk psaltērion ‘stringed instrument’.
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