peculium

pĕcūlĭum, ii, n. [pecus], lit., property in cattle; hence, as in early times all property consisted of cattle, in gen., property.

• I Lit.
• • A In gen.: peculi sui prodigi (servi), Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 19 (876): cupiditas peculii, Cic. Par. 5, 2 fin.: cura peculi, Verg. E. 1, 33 Serv.; Hor. A. P. 330.—
  • B In partic., private property.
  • • 1 What the master of the house saves and lays by, money laid by, savings, Dig. 32, 1, 77.—
    • 2 What a wife owns as her independent property, and over which her husband has no control, a private purse, paraphernalia, Dig. 23, 3, 9, § 3.—
    • 3 That which is given by a father or master to his son, daughter, or slave, as his or her private property: frugi sum, nec potest peculium enumerari, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 91 (497): adimere servis peculium, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 17; 1, 17, 5: filii, Liv. 2, 41; cf. Sen. Ep. 11, 1: Juliam uxorem peculio concesso a patre praebitisque annuis, fraudavit, Suet. Tib. 50: cultis augere peculia servis, fees, Juv. 3, 189.—
    • 4 Castrense, the private property of a son acquired by military service, with the consent of his father (profecticium), or by inheritance through his mother (adventicium); then called quasi castrense, Dig. 49, 17, 5 sqq.; Paul. Sent. 3, 4; cf. Dig. 37, 6, 1.—
    • 5 = membrum virile, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 92 (1194); id. Most. 1, 3, 96 (252); Petr. S. 8; Lampr. Elag. 9; cf. peculiatus.—
• II Trop., that which belongs to one's self, one's own.—Of a letter: sine ullo ad me peculio veniet? without any thing for myself, Sen. Ep. 12, 9.—Of the people of lsrael: erunt mihi, in die quā ego facio, in peculium, Vulg. Mal. 3, 17.

pecūlium, iī, n. (v. pecus, wie auch pecunia), das (urspr. in Vieh bestehende) Vermögen, I) eig.: A) im allg.: cupiditate peculii, Cic.: cura peculi, Verg. – B) insbes., der Inbegriff gewisser von einem Gesamtvermögen abgesonderter Vermögensstücke, das Sondergut, a) der zurückgelegte Notpfennig, Sparpfennig des Hausherrn, Cels. dig. 32, 1, 79. § 1. – b) das zur freien Verfügung abgesondert vom Vermögen des Hausherrn besessene Vermögen der Hausfrau, des Hauskindes, der Haussklaven, u. zwar: α) das neben der Mitgift von der Hausfrau eingebrachte Vermögen, das Paraphernalvermögen, Ulp. dig. 23, 3, 9. § 23: wohl bestehend in dem von der Tochter im Vaterhause besessenen Sondergute, das ihr der Vater in die Ehe mitgab, s. Suet. Tib. 50, 1. – β) das Sondergut des Sohnes, das er sich als Soldat (pec. castrense), durch andere Beschäftigungen (quasi castrense), durch Bewilligungen vom Vater (profecticium) od. durch Erbschaften von mütterlicher Seite (adventicium) erworben hat, Plaut., Hor., Liv. u.a. Vgl. dig. 15. tit. 1. de peculio; 49, 17, 5 sqq. de peculio castrensi. – γ) das Sondergut, der Sparpfennig des Haussklaven (durch Nebenarbeiten verdient u. meist zum Erkaufen der Freiheit benutzt), Varro, Cic. u.a. – II) übtr.: A) scherzh., ein Sparpfennig = besondere (schriftl.) Zugabe, sed iam debeo epistulam includere. Sic, inquis, sine ullo ad me peculio veniet? Noli timere, aliquid secum fert, Sen. ep. 12, 10. – B) das Patengeschenk = das männliche Glied, Petron. u. Lampr.

peculium [CL], ~io 1 property, possessions, resources. b (spec.) cattle; c (w. ref. to Jesus’s flock). donec Walenses ‥ cum aliquanta pecunia et multo ~io, regie magnanimitatis motum sedarent W. Malm. GR V 401; cum omnibus sarcinis vestris, pecuniis et ~iis, cum mulieribus et infantibus Osb. Bawdsey p. clxi; stant seorsim rusticorum -ia, agrorum instrumenta, sues ‥ vacce W. Fitzst. Thom. prol. 11; procul ‥ a nobis sunt rapine ~iorum Map NC IV 6 p. 162; 1394 in j caas corei empto pro ~ionibus domino imponendis, emptis per Swynmour (Ac. Wardr) Arch. LXII 509; s1453 ut ‥ cogeret illud detegi, quod hucusque latebat sub umbra ~ii Reg. Whet. I 119.  b precipimus ‥ ut omnis homo sciat, quando habeat pecus suum, quando non habeat ‥ quia credimus, quod multi ‥ idiote non curant, quomodo ~ium suum agat, et super confidunt in pace nostra (Quad.) GAS 180; 1314 et de libero introitu et exitu cum quadrigis et hominibus sint et peculeo CalCh II 263.  c Jhesus Judaicum genus in proprium / elegit populum et in peculium Walt. Wimb. Carm. 579; Jesu, lux vera mencium / serva tuum peculium Ledrede Carm. 38.2. 2 humble or rustic person. ~ium, heanra mann vel ceorlic æhta Ælf. Gl. 115.

pĕcūlĭum, (12) ĭī, n. (pecus ), pécule, petit bien amassé par lʼesclave [gratifications, épargne, etc.] : Pl. As. 498 ; Varro R. 1, 2, 17 ; 1, 17, 5 ; Cic. Par. 39 ; Virg. B. 1, 32 || avoir particulier des fils de famille : Liv. 2, 41, 10 || castrense peculium Ulp. Dig. 37, 6, 1, les économies du soldat || donation à lʼépouse, biens paraphernaux : Ulp. Dig. 23, 3, 9, 3 || [en gén.] argent amassé sou par sou, avoir économisé : Hor. P. 330 || petit cadeau : Sen. Ep. 12, 10 || penis Petr. 8, 4, cf. Pl. Ps. 1188.

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pecūlium ī, n

• pecu, property: cupiditas peculi: cura peculi, i. e. anxiety for gain, H.— Private property, separate estate: fili, L.: cultis augere peculia servis, fees, Iu.

PECULIUM

PECU´LIUM[SERVUS]

Peculium

The Romans considered the master of the house (pater familias) the lawful owner of all the earnings of the members of the family under his control, whether bond or free. (See familia; servus.) Whatever sum of money he gave to a grown-up son or to a slave for his own use was called the peculium of the latter. This gift could be revoked at pleasure, and could not be disposed of by will. Augustus first granted this right to soldiers, in the case of property won in war (peculium castrense, cf. Juv.xvi.fin.), and Constantine extended it to that gained in a civil office (peculium quasi castrense). See servus.