Peculate

pek'u-lat, v. i. To steal public moneys committed to one's care; to embezzle. — Peculation, n. Act or practice of peculating; embezzlement. — Pec'ula'tor, n. One who, etc. — Peculiar, pe-kul'yar, a. Pert, solely or especially to, or characteristic of, one person or thing; not general; appropriate; particular; individual; special; especial; unusual; strange.— )/. Exclusive property. (Eng. Canon Law.) A particular parish or church having jurisdiction within itself, and exemption of from that of the bishop's court.— Peculiarity, -yar'- T-tT, n. Quality of being peculiar: appropriatene ; individuality; that which is peculiar; particularity. — Pecullarize, v. t. [-ized (-izd), -izing.] To appropriate, make peculiar. — Peculiarly, adv. In a peculiar manner; particularly; unusually; especialsubly. — Pecuniary, -kun'T-a-ri or -kun'ya-ri, a. Reof lating to money, or to wealth or property; consisting of money. into Pedagogue, ped'a-gog, n. A teacher Of children; schoolmaster; one who by teaching has become or formal, positive, or pedantic in his habits; a pedant. — Ped'ant, n. One who makes a display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge. — Pedantic, deal, a. Suiting or resembling a pedant: ostentatious knowledge. of learning. — Ped'antry, -rt, w. Vain ostentation of obits Pedal, pe'dal, a. Pert, to a foot. — Pedal, pcd'al. n. (Jlus.) A lever, acted on by the foot, as in the la- I piano-forte to raise a damper, or in the organ to soil! open and close certain pipes. — Ped'estal, n. (Arch.) I The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, etc. — Pedes'tri an, -des'trlan, a. G o i n g, or performed on foot.— n. One who walks or journeys on foot. — Pedicel, -l-sel, n. (Bot.) The stalk that supports one flower only, when there are several on a peduncle. — Pedun'cle, -dunk'l, n. (Bot.) The stem that supports the flower and fruit of a plant.