PANDECTIST

Etymology

Adjective

pandectist (comparative more pandectist, superlative most pandectist)

Pertaining to the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.

Pertaining to the German adaptation of Roman law in the early sixteenth century.

Noun

pandectist (plural pandectists)

An expert on the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.

A proponent or developer of a complete code of laws of a country, especially of the German pandestic law.

Source: Wiktionary



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