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sistrum (iou) and lawrightman (iou)


sistrum (iou)



sistrum noun. , -trums. LME.
[Latin from Greek seistron, from seiein shake.]
Early Music. A musical instrument of ancient Egyptian origin, consisting of a metal frame with transverse metal rods which rattled when the instrument was shaken.

lawrightman (iou)



lawrightman noun. obsolete exc. Hist. Pl. -men. LME.

In Orkney and Shetland: a local official responsible mainly for the supervision of weights and measures (in Shetland) or for keeping the peace (in Orkney).