Something extraordinary; an extraordinary quality or bearing; an extraordinary action, incident, etc. plural. Now rare.

A fixed sum of money provided for expenses; spec. a regular fixed sum given by a parent, guardian, etc., to a person who has no other significant…

spec. A bounty given to soldiers on re-enlistment, retirement, or discharge.

Originally: any allowance paid for the support of a dependent family. Now chiefly: spec. (also with capital initials) a state allowance paid to a…