n. 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.
n. A special fund for private and personal uses.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Private property; a private purse; specifically, in Roman law, that which was given by a father or master to his son, daughter, or slave, as his or her private property
Word Usage
"10 The action claiming an account of a peculium is a remedy introduced by the praetor against a master or a father."