A Topical Dictionary: Search for pecuniary

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English

Etymology

From pecunia.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Of, or relating to, money; monetary.
:a pecuniary penalty
:a pecuniary reward

fr:pecuniary io:pecuniary hu:pecuniary ta:pecuniary te:pecuniary vi:pecuniary zh:pecuniary

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pecuniary \Pe*cun"ia*ry\ (p[-e]*k[=u]n"y[asl]*r[i^]*l[y^]), a.
[L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money, orig., property in
cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F. p['e]cuniaire. See Fee,
and cf. Peculiar.]
1. Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a
pecuniary reward. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet pecuniary
adj : relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he
received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his
services" [syn: monetary]

PECUNIARY. That which relates to money. 2. Pecuniary punishment, is one which imposes a fine on a convict; a pecuniary legacy is one which entitles the legatee to receive a sum of money, and not a specific chattel. In the ecclesiastical law, by pecuniary causes is understood such causes as arise either from the withholding ecclesiastical dues, or the doing or omitting such acts relating to the church, in consequence of which damage accrues to the plaintiff. In England these causes are cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts.