vīˈad.]ə̇kəm, -at], ]ēk- noun
( plural viaticums -mz ; or viati·ca -kə)
Etymology: Latin — more at voyage
1.
a. : an allowance (as of transportation or supplies and money) for traveling expenses
b. : provisions for a journey
prepared for me a viaticum in the shape of a small loaf — C.B.Fairbanks
2.
[Late Latin, from Latin\]
: the Christian Eucharist or communion given to a person in danger of dying — compare extreme unction