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peculium
/ pɪˈkjuːlɪəm /
noun
- Roman law property that a father or master allowed his child or slave to hold as his own
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peculium1
C17: from Latin; see peculiar
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Example Sentences
Thus the slave gets a chance of acquiring what will be as a matter of fact a peculium.
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The gains of the 'filii familias Assessores' were to be protected as if they were 'castrense peculium.'
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At present each prisoner has a peculium, or at all events it is within his power to create one.
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The institution of the peculium, or private fund, is of the first necessity for this purpose.
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The "peculium" is, of course, elastic, and there is no particular place for drawing the line in the banker's book.
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