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psal·ter \ˈsȯltə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English psalter, salter, sauter, from Old English & Old French; Old English psaltere, saltere & Old French psautier, sautier, psaltier, from Late Latin psalterium, from Late Greek psaltērion, from Greek, stringed instrument, psaltery, from psallein to play upon a stringed instrument — more at psalm 1. : a translation or version of the Psalms < an English psalter > < a metricalpsalter > 2. : a book containing the Psalms separately printed or especially arranged for liturgical or devotional use: as a. sometimes capitalized : the Psalms as printed in the Book of Common Prayer b. sometimes capitalized : the part of a breviary containing the Psalms set for each day of the week 3. archaic : psaltery 4. : psalterium |