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 {{C.E., dots=on}} by order#noun, order of the w:list of byzantine emperors, eastern roman emperor {{w, Justinian I}} ({{circa2, 482, short=yes}}–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. : {{synonyms, en, digest}} (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}}, {{t, cmn, 法令全书 (fǎlìngquánshū) French: digeste, m Italian: pandetta, f French: pandecte, f

Etymology

{{multiple images }} {{PIE root, en, deḱ}} Sense 3 (“comprehensive treatise”) is from Latin pandectēs ("book that contains everything, encyclopedia"), from {{der, en, grc, πανδέκτης, lit=all-receiver, t=encyclopedia}}, from παν-, pos=prefix meaning ‘all’ (from πᾶς, t=all) + δέκτης, t=receiver, recipient (from δέχομαι, t=to receive (from {{der, en, ine-pro, *deḱ-, t=to take; to perceive}}) + -της, pos=suffix forming {{glossary, agent nouns}}).{{R:OED Online, part of speech=n.{{sup, 1}}, noformat=yes, id=136743, date=March 2005}}{{R:Lexico, pos=n}} Sense 1 (“compendium of writings on Roman law”) in the plural form Pandects is from {{der, en, LL., pandectae, t=the Pandects}}, the {{glossary, plural}} of pandectēs, modelled after (w:byzantine greek, byzantine) {{der, en, grc, πανδέκται, t=the Pandects}}, the plural of πανδέκτης: see further above.