Skilled, old style

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context archaic English) practical. 2 (context obsolete English) cunning, crafty. n. A person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "a way of doing something, method; practice, custom, usage;" also "an applied science;" from Old French practique "practice, usage" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin practica "practice, practical knowledge," ultimately from Greek praktike ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Practic \Prac"tic\, a. [See Practical .] Practical. Artful; deceitful; skillful. [Obs.] ``Cunning sleights and practick knavery.'' --Spenser.