Definitions For Pandect

Noun

PANDECT (plural PANDECTs) (Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest#noun, digest of writing#noun, writings on roman#adjective, roman law divide#verb, divided in 50 book#noun, books, compiled in the 6th century by order#noun, order of the w:list of byzantine emperors, eastern roman emperor (–565). (by extension, rare) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole#adjective, whole body of law of a country; a legal code. : (by extension, also, figuratively) A treatise or similar work#noun, work that is comprehensive#adjective, comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically (Christianity) a manuscript#adjective, manuscript of the entire bible.

Coordinate terms

comprehensive collection of laws compendium

Derived terms

pandectist

Translations

French: pandecte, f Italian: pandetta, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 法令全書, Sense 3 (“comprehensive treatise”) is from Latin pandectēs ("book that contains everything, encyclopedia"), from , from παν-, pos=prefix meaning ‘all’ (from πᾶς, t=all) + δέκτης, t=receiver, recipient (from δέχομαι, t=to receive (from ) + -της, pos=suffix forming )., noformat=yes, id=136743, date=March 2005 Sense 1 (“compendium of writings on Roman law”) in the plural form Pandects is from , the of pandectēs, modelled after (w:byzantine greek, byzantine) , the plural of πανδέκτης: see further above.