Phylactery

fi-lak′te-ri, n. a charm or amulet: among the Jews, a slip of parchment inscribed with certain pa ages of Scripture, worn on the left arm or forehead: among the early Christians, a case in which relics were preserved.— adjs. Phylacter′ic , -al . [L.,—Gr. phylaktērion , phylaktēr , a guard— phyla ein , to guard.]