Peculium

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. historical
  2. 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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
parapherna

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peculium. See peculiar.

More for "peculium"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.