PHYLACTERY

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 11

n. Fi2l-a2kt'e2r-i2. Gr., ^vAa/cTijpioi/ (from vAao-ret i', to guard). Lat., phylficter, phylacterium. Fr.,pliylacterion. An old term for an amulet or charm. [L, 49, 50, 84 (o, 14, 43).] [s. 263]