Definition of peculiars:
(adj) :
Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
(adj) :
Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
(n) :
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
(adj) :
(dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
(adj) :
(dated) Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
(n) :
(UK, canon law) an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.