Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phi-la-to-ry
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From Old French filatiere, philatiere. See phylactery.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: filatiere

Inflected Forms

philatories (plural)

Questions

What does philatory mean?: A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones.
Where does philatory come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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