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Viaticum
Pronunciation : Vi*at"i*cum
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., from viaticus, a. See Viatic.]
Definition : 1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service.
2. Provisions for a journey. Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: The communion, or eucharist, when given to persons in danger of death.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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