phylactery

raamatunlausekotelo, fylakteerio puhekieltä Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.
1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XXIII:

They sett abroade there philateris, and make large borders on there garmenttes, and love to sytt uppermooste at feastes ....

"Every male, who at the age of 13 becomes a "son of the Law" (bar mitswah), must wear the phylactery and perform the accompanying ceremonial."

"According to the decreta issued by the archbishop of Utrecht in 1372-75, the word phylactery pertained either to amulets on separate sheets or to entire books."