(n.) A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Voice.

alto aphonia artificial voice baritone bass bourdon bravura broken speech broken tones broken voice burden chest voice childish treble choked voice choral choric coloratura countertenor cracked voice croak crow dramatic drone drone bass dysarthria dyslalia dyslogia dysphasia dysphonia dysphrasia harshness hawking voice head register head tone head voice heroic high high-pitched high-sounding high-toned hiss hoarseness hymnal idioglossia idiolalia impairment of speech lisp lisping liturgical loss of voice lyric male alto mezzo-soprano muzzy speech nasal tone nasalization operatic psalmic psalmodial psalmodic quaver sacred shake sibilation singing soprano speech defect speech impediment tenor treble tremor twang vocal voce voce di petto voce di testa voice