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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Peculium

My own peculium. Private and individual property or possession. The Roman slaves were allowed to acquire property, over which their masters had no right or control; this was called their peculium.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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