filatiere

Old French

Etymology

Medieval Latin philaterium, an alteration of Late Latin phylacterium (“reliquary”), from Ancient Greek φυλακτήριον (phulaktḗrion, “safeguard, amulet”).

Noun

filatiere oblique singular, f (oblique plural filatieres, nominative singular filatiere, nominative plural filatieres)

1. small piece of parchment inscribed with the Ten Commandments