The angélique (French, from Italian angelica) is a plucked string instrument of the lute family of the baroque era.

The diatonic tuning limited its compass, but produced a full and clear tone by the increased use of open strings.

James Talbot correctly interpreted angelica as "angel lute" because of its lovely sound (ms. Oxford 532, 1685–1701).

Organologist Emil Vogl suggested the instrument may have been named after the French musician Angélique Paulet.

[1]: 218 Music for the angelica is notated in French tablature, with the designation of bass courses varying according to respective authors.