Lewis Short
phylactērĭum | fyl- (noun N) = φυλακτήριον: (), , , = .
* In gen., an amulet: dolorem oculorum ut non patiaris ... de tribus cerasis lapillos pertundes et lino inserto pro phylacterio uteris,Marc. Emp. 8.
* In partic.
* Slips of parchment worn by the Jews on the forehead and the left arm, phylacteries, Vulg. Matt. 23, 5; Hier. in Matt. 4, 23, 5.
* Chains and medals worn by gladiators around their necks as tokens of victory, Vet. Schol. ad Juv. 3, 68.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary