1. Adjective
One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.
2. Adjective
Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
3. Adjective
Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance.
4. Noun
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
5. Noun
A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
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