† phyˈlactic Obs. rare.
[ad. Gr. ϕυλακτικός adj., having the quality of guarding, f. stem ϕυλακ- (see prec.).]
A preservative; a prophylactic.
| 1706 Cary (title) A Physician's Phylactic, Against a Lawyer's Venefic: or, An Answer to a Book, abusively Entitled, The Rights of the Christian Church, Asserted. |