filatiere

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. small piece of parchment inscribed with the Ten Commandments
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