New Latin, from Late Latin, psalter; from the resemblance of the folds to the pages of a book
circa 1846, in the meaning defined above
“Psalterium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psalterium. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
psalterium
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