Hēp'ta-chōrd, n.

(-kōrd), n. [Gr. ἑπτάχορδος, seven-stringed; ἑπτά, seven, and χορδή, chord; Fr. hepta-corde.] 1. (Anc. Mus.) (a.) A system of seven sounds. (b.) A lyre with seven chords. 2. (Anc. Poet.) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords. Moore.