cithern
/ˈsɪðərn/
noun
- A stringed musical instrument from the Renaissance, similar to a lute or guitar, with a flat back and wire strings played with a plectrum or fingers.
- The museum displayed a beautifully carved cithern from the 16th century.
- She learned to play the cithern for her early music ensemble.
- The gentle strumming of a cithern filled the old stone hall.