Wondering how to use Pandect in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Pandect meaning
- Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).
- Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.
- A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically (Christianity) a manuscript of the entire Bible.
Using Pandect
- The main meaning on this page is: Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565). | Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code. | A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically (Christianity) a manuscript of the entire Bible.
Context around Pandect
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pandect
- In this selection, "pandect" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, standardised and bibles stand out and add context to how "pandect" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in standardised pandect bibles of and is a pandect which was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pandect" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pandect
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is a pandect, which was rare in the Middle Ages: all the books of the Bible in one volume. (20 words)
In the 50 years after Alcuin's death, the abbey of Tours reproduced his text in standardised pandect Bibles, of which over 40 survive. (24 words)
In the 50 years after Alcuin's death, the abbey of Tours reproduced his text in standardised pandect Bibles, of which over 40 survive. (24 words)
It is a pandect, which was rare in the Middle Ages: all the books of the Bible in one volume. (20 words)
Example sentences (2)
In the 50 years after Alcuin's death, the abbey of Tours reproduced his text in standardised pandect Bibles, of which over 40 survive.
It is a pandect, which was rare in the Middle Ages: all the books of the Bible in one volume.