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§7.7.3.pr

Inclusion of Slave Labor and Wages in Usufruct

Explains that the usufruct of a slave includes both the slave's services and the wages received for those services.

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[GAIUS libro septimo ad edictum prouinciale.]

[GAIUS, in the seventh book on the Provincial Edict.]

§7.7.3.pr

​In hominis1 usu fructu operae sunt et ob operas mercedes.2

​In the usufruct of a slave, his services are included, as well as the wages for those services.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 7.7.3.prhominis

    The word homo ('human being') in legal texts often denotes a 'slave' (servus). This is consistent with the preceding passage from Ulpian (D. 7.7.2.pr) which uses the term serui.

  2. 7.7.3.prob operas mercedes

    The verb sunt is understood in the second clause from the preceding one. The preposition ob governs the accusative operas, meaning 'in return for the services', indicating that the wages (mercedes) received for those services are also included in the usufruct.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.7.3.pr