ˈpanˌdekt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin Pandectes, digest in fifty books of the Roman civil law compiled under the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, from Latin pandectes book that contains everything, from Greek pandektēs all-receiving, all-containing, from pan- + dektēs receiver, from dechesthai to receive; akin to Greek dokein to seem good, seem, think — more at decent
1. : a complete code of the laws of a country or system of law
2. : a treatise covering an entire subject : complete digest
3. : a manuscript containing the whole Bible
Synonyms: see compendium