adjective
or jus·tin·i·a·ne·an ˌjə|stinē|ānēən
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Justinianian from Justinian I died 565 Byzantine emperor (from Late Latin Justinianus ) + English -ian; Justinianean from Late Latin Justiniane us of Justinian (from Justinianus Justinian) + English -an
: of or relating to the Byzantine emperor Justinian under whom much of the Western Empire was reconquered and the laws codified in the Justinian Code
the Justinianean ordinances on the subject of divorce were revived — B.J.Kidd