PANDECT


Meaning of PANDECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpan-ˌdekt ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin Pandectae, the Pandects, digest of Roman civil law (6th century A.D.), from Latin, plural of pandectes encyclopedic work, from Greek pandektēs all-receiving, from pan- + dechesthai to receive; akin to Greek dokein to seem, seem good — more at decent

Date: 1553

1. : a complete code of the laws of a country or system of law

2. : a treatise covering an entire subject

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