tibicen

noun /tɪˈbaɪsɪn/

1. A flute-player; a piper, flautist.

   rare

   When the Lacedaemonians went to battle a Tibicen played soft and soothing music to temper their courage.

Where it comes from

From the Latin tībīcen (“piper, flautist”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry tibicen (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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