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organistrum

noun
or·​ga·​nis·​trum | \ ˌȯ(r)gəˈnistrÉ™m\
plural organistrums

Definition of organistrum

: a large medieval hurdy-gurdy played by two musicians In one scene, the king and queen are playing an organistrum, the predecessor of the minstrels' hurdy-gurdy …— Benito Varela Jácome and A. Rodríguez Gonzáles, Santiago de Compostela, 1978

First Known Use of organistrum

1847, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for organistrum

Medieval Latin, from Latin organum organ

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