CODES

Noun

codes

plural of code

Verb

codes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of code

Anagrams

• co-eds, coeds, cosed, decos

Etymology

Proper noun

Codes

A diminutive of the male given name Cody.

Anagrams

• co-eds, coeds, cosed, decos

Source: Wiktionary

CODE

Code, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or

1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.

Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. "The Code" Wharton.

2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. Abbot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition