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.-particular; individual; special; appropriate.-unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance.-that which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.-a particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.