Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pecuniary

Pecuniary (pe*kūn"ya*ri*ly) , adjective

[Latin pecuniarius, from pecunia money, orig., property in cattle, from pecus cattle: compare French pécuniaire. See Fee, and compare Peculiar.]

1.
Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a pecuniary reward. — Burke