Definition of: viaticum

(vī·at′ə·kəm) noun plural ·ca (-kə) or ·cums
1. Eccl. The Eucharist, as given on the verge of death.
2. In ancient Rome, the provision of necessaries for an official journey of a magistrate; later, provisions for any journey. [<L, traveling money, neut, sing, of viaticus <via a way. Doublet of VOYAGE.]