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vi·at·i·cum
\vīˈad.]ə̇kəm, -at], ]ēk-\ noun
(plural viaticums \-mz\ ; or viati·ca \-kə\)
Etymology: Latin — more at voyage
1.
a. : an allowance (as of transportation or supplies and money) for traveling expenses
b. : provisions for a journey
< prepared for me a viaticum in the shape of a small loaf — C.B.Fairbanks >
2. [Late Latin, from Latin] : the Christian Eucharist or communion given to a person in danger of dying — compare extreme unction |