Validity of Gifts to a Wife Married Under Legal Age

Notes

1. §24.1.65.prQuod uir ei ... donauerit, ratum futurum existimo — The entire relative clause introduced by the relative pronoun `quod` (neuter singular) functions as the subject accusative of the infinitive phrase `ratum futurum [esse]`, which is the object of the main verb `existimo`. It refers to 'what the husband has given.' While donations between husband and wife during marriage are generally prohibited, this addresses the validity of a donation made in a nominal marriage before the wife reaches marriageable age.
2. §24.1.65.pruiripotens — The adjective `uiripotens` ('capable of receiving a man', 'of marriageable age') functions as a predicate nominative with the subject of the relative clause `quae`, modified by `nondum` ('not yet'). In Roman law, a marriage contracted by a girl before marriageable age only becomes a legally valid marriage (iustae nuptiae) when she reaches that age (twelve years), making the validity of prior donations a point of contention.