English Explanatory Dictionary

pandectist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.
  2. Pertaining to the German adaptation of Roman law in the early sixteenth century.
noun
  1. An expert on the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.
  2. A proponent or developer of a complete code of laws of a country, especially of the German pandestic law.

Word forms

pandectist pandectists

Etymology

From pandect + -ist.

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