Peculiar
Peculiar , adjective
[Latin peculiaris, from peculium private property, akin to pecunia money: compare Old French peculier. See Pecuniary.]
1.
One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.
And purify unto himself a peculiar people.
Hymns... that Christianity hath peculiar unto itself.
2.
Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
While each peculiar power forgoes his wonted seat.
My fate is Juno's most peculiar care.
3.
Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiar appearance.
Beauty, which, either walking or asleep,
Shot forth peculiar graces.
For naught so vile that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good doth give.
Peculiar , noun
1.
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
Revenge is... the peculiar of Heaven.
2.
(Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
Collocations (2)
Court of Peculiars (Eng. Law) , a branch of the Court of Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars. — Blackstone
Dean of peculiars , See under Dean, 1.