-noun, plural phal⋅er⋅ae /ˈfæləˌri/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fal-uh-ree]
a metal disk or boss worn on a man's breast as an ornament or as a military decoration or used to adorn the harness of a horse.
* Phalera (genus), a genus of butterflies
* Phalera (harness), a piece of horse harness, frequently decorated in antiquity
* Phalera (military decoration), a sculpted disk of precious metal worn on the breastplate as a form of medal by soldiers of the Roman Empire
