novellae
- noun
- /nəˈvɛleɪ/
- Archaic
- The title featured prominently in the Novellae (new laws) issued by Justinian and his successors.
Examples
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Key to understanding Gregory's stated rejection of the title is the fact that he, like the Latin translators of Justinian's Novellae, took the Greek word (...) to mean "universal"—universalis in Latin.
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Nine of the 134 Novellae issued during Justinian's reign were addressed to the patriarch of Constantinople and included the title, often in the form (...)(archbishop of this capital city and ecumenical patriarch).
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Novellae 109, 123, and 131.
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Yet universalis was precisely the word used by the Latin translators of the Novellae, which would have been available in Rome by the close of the sixth century.
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Moreover, when the Novellae were translated into Latin, scribes typically rendered "(...)" as universalis.
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(n10) Latin translations of the Greek Novellae appeared almost immediately for the purpose of training legal students who lacked proficiency in Greek.
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The legal scholars frequently referenced the novellae issued by Justinian to support their arguments in court.
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The historian noted that the novellae played a crucial role in shaping Roman law during the empire's later years.
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Students of law studied the novellae to gain insight into the evolution of legal principles established by Justinian.
Synonyms
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4.4
Laws made and passed by a parliament or other elected body
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2.5
A book that gives official rules and legal information
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7.0
A complete list of laws made by a government for a country or area
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word novellae for collections of new laws comes from the old Latin word novus meaning 'new'. So novellae were literally 'new laws' added after a main code, as in the famous Novellae of Justinian.