||Pe*cu"li*um (?), n. [L. 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 personal
uses.
A slight peculium only subtracted to supply his
snuff box and tobacco pouch.
Sir W. Scott.