PECULIUM
that which is allocated to a particular individual; a private or exclusive possession; (also) the particular concern of an individual. also figurative.
the property which a paterfamilias allowed a member of his family, or a master allowed his slave, to hold and administer, and, within limits, to alienate, as though it were his or her own.
the property which a paterfamilias allowed a member of his family, or a master allowed his slave, to hold and administer, and, within limits, to alienate, as though it were his or her own.