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Justinianian, a.|dʒʌstɪnɪˈeɪnɪən|
Also -ean.
[f. Justinian, proper name + -ian; Justinianean is f. late L. Jūstiniāne-us + -an.]
Of or pertaining to Justinian, Emperor of the East 527–565.
Justinianian code, a compilation of the best Roman laws made by order of Justinian, published in 529 and, in a revised form, in 534; also used as a general name for all the compilations of Roman law made by Justinian's command, including the pandectæ, institutiones, and novellæ: see digest, institute, novel.
1826C. Butler Grotius Introd. 32 The language and spirit of the Justinianean code. 1880Muirhead Gaius Introd. 9 Comparison of the Justinianian Institutes with passages in the Digest..showed..that in several places the later work was a literal transcript of the earlier. Ibid., The authors of the Justinianian compilation. |