Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Peculium

Peculium , noun

[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