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peculium
pe·cu·li·um [ pi kylyəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
property owned by child or enslaved person: in Roman law, property that a father allowed his child, or a master his slave, to own independently
[Late 17th century. < Latin (see peculiar)]
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