philatory

English

Etymology

From Old French filatiere, philatiere. See phylactery.

Noun

philatory (plural philatories)

1. A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones.

References

• “philatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.