JUSTINIAN

Justinian, Justinian I, Justinian the Great

(noun) Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Jus*tin"i*an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman Justinian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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