cither meaning and definition

CITHER noun

Definition of cither (noun)

1. a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
   • synonyms: zither, zithern
2. a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
   • synonyms: cithern, citole, cittern, gittern