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§8.6.3.pr

Survival of Praedial Servitudes Despite Death or Status Loss

This passage states the general principle that praedial servitudes are not extinguished by the death or loss of status of the holder.

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[GAIUS libro septimo ad edictum prouinciale.]

[GAIUS, from the seventh book on the provincial edict.]

§8.6.3.pr

​Iura praediorum morte et capitis deminutione1 non perire uolgo traditum est.2

​It is commonly handed down that praedial servitudes do not perish by death or loss of status.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 8.6.3.prcapitis deminutione

    A technical term of Roman law meaning 'loss or change of civil status' (literally 'deminution of the head'). It is in the ablative case, functioning alongside morte to denote the cause of perire (to perish).

  2. 8.6.3.pruolgo traditum est

    The impersonal passive expression traditum est (it is handed down) combined with the adverb uolgo (commonly) takes the accusative with infinitive (AcI) clause Iura praediorum... non perire as its subject clause.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:8.6.3.pr