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peculium

peculium noun: the savings of a son or a slave, with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own.

Noun

peculium (plural peculia)

  1. (historical) The savings of a son or a slave, with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own.
  2. A special fund for private and personal uses.
    • Still, however, he gained something, and it was the glory of his heart to carry it to Mr MacMorlan weekly, a slight peculium only subtracted, to supply his snuff-box and tobacco-pouch.1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown...

Forms of peculium

pluralpeculia

Origin of peculium

Borrowed from Latin peculium. See peculiar.

Questions about peculium

What does peculium mean?
Peculium means the savings of a son or a slave, with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own.
What part of speech is peculium?
Peculium is a noun.
What is the plural of peculium?
The plural of peculium is peculia.

Words near peculium in the dictionary

  1. peculiarly
  2. peculiarness
  3. peculiars
  4. peculiarsome
  5. peculiary
  6. peculium
  7. peculs
  8. pecunial
  9. pecuniar
  10. pecuniarily
  11. pecuniary

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