Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Charactery

Charactery , noun

1.
The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
Fairies use flowers for their charactery. — Shakespeare
2.
That which is charactered; the meaning. [Obsolete]
I will construe to thee All the charactery of my sad brows. — Shakespeare