"peculium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: peculia [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin peculium. See peculiar. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|peculium}} Latin peculium Head templates: {{en-noun|peculia}} peculium (plural peculia)
  1. (law, 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. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-peculium-en-noun-UYdlixZb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Topics: law
  2. A special fund for private and personal uses.
    Sense id: en-peculium-en-noun-Nqrxr8F5

Inflected forms

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