philatory
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French filatiere, philatiere. See phylactery.
Noun edit
philatory (plural philatories)
- A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones.
References edit
- “philatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.