Latin, meaning: a bit of money, a small property
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private property; especially when given by father to son
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• (n.) The saving of a son or a slave with the father`s or master`s consent; a little property or stock of one`s own; any exclusive personal or separate property. • (n.) A special fund for private and personal uses.
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(from the article `slavery`) ...Ch`ing China, medieval Spain, and the northern Nigerian emirates, slaves had the right of property ownership. Some places, such as Rome, allowed ... There was considerable variation among societies as to whether a slave was allowed to accumulate property that he might keep after manumission. One ... [2...
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Pe·cu'li·um noun [ Latin See
Peculiar .]
1. (Rom. Law) The saving of a son or a slave with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own; any exclusive personal or separate property.
Burrill. 2. A special fund for private and per...
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peculium 1. In Roman law: The property which a father allowed his child, or a master allowed his slave, to hold as his own. 2. A private or exclusive possession, property, or appurtenance.
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