■ adjective
1》 strange or odd.
2》 ( ~ to ) belonging exclusively to.
3》 particular; special.
■ noun chiefly Brit. a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from L. ~is 'of private property', from peculium 'property', from pecu 'cattle'.