Pe‐cul″iar, n. 1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
Revenge is... the peculiar of Heaven. South.
2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
Court of Peculiars(Eng. Law), a branch of the Court of Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars. Blackstone. — Dean of peculiars. See under Dean, 1.