| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science.[Websters]
2. The digest, or abridgment, in fifty books, of the decisions, writings, and opinions of the old Roman jurists, made in the sixth century by direction of the emperor Justinian, and forming the leading compilation of the Roman civil law.[Websters]. | |
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Date "PANDECT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Pandect \Pan"dect\, noun. [Latin expression pandecta, pandectes, Greek all-receiving, all-containing; all to receive: compare to the French expression pandectes, plural]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: PANDECT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] A treatise which contains the whole of any science.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] A comprehensive collection of codes or laws. (references) | 2: [Noun] A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic. (references) | |
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