Pecuniary

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) 1 C! Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:52:09

Pe*cun"ia*ry (?), a. [L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money, orig., property in cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F. p'ecuniaire. See Fee, and cf. Peculiar.]

1.

Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a pecuniary reward.

Burke.

 

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