git·tern (g t  rn)n. A guitar of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. [Middle English giterne, from Old French guiterne, from Latin cithara; see cithara.] |
gittern [ˈgɪtɜːn]
n
(Music / Classical Music) Music an obsolete medieval stringed instrument resembling the guitar Compare cittern
[from Old French guiterne, ultimately from Old Spanish guitarra guitar; see cittern]
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