peculiar institution
- used in the 19th century to refer to the system of slavery in the southern states of the US.
noun: peculiar institution, plural noun: peculiar institutions
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- IPA[pəˈkyo͞olyər ˌinztəˈto͞oSHən]
- used in the 19th century to refer to the system of slavery in the southern states of the US.
Oxford American Dictionary