peculium

/ pɪˈkjuːlɪəm /

noun

1. Roman law property that a father or master allowed his child or slave to hold as his own

Word History and Origins

Origin of peculium¹

C17: from Latin; see _peculiar

Example Sentences

Titled “Mikne Avram - Peculium Abrae,” the recovered volume is a grammar book published in both Hebrew and Latin in 1523.

From Washington Times

Titled “Mikne Avram – Peculium Abrae,” the recovered volume is a grammar book published in both Hebrew and Latin in 1523.

From Seattle Times

At some the house supplied all food and clothes or a peculium for clothes, at some it provided only a bare minimum of food, at some neither dress nor dress allowance was provided.

From Project Gutenberg

The history of the attitude of ecclesiastical authorities to two sources of private income, the peculium and the gifts from friends to individuals, is of even greater significance than these attempts to cope with private goods, for it shows how powerless the bishops were against the steady weakening of discipline in monastic houses.

From Project Gutenberg

Similarly, in the Constitutions of the legate Ottobon in 1268, the peculium is grouped with other forms of property; ch.

From Project Gutenberg