peculium
nounEtymology Borrowed from Latin peculium. See peculiar.
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.
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.1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC: