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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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