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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §26.7.27.pr

Tutors Regarded as Owners for the Protection of Pupils

Passage 3862 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus points out that a tutor administering a tutelage should be regarded as holding the position of an owner, in so far as the protection of the pupil is concerned.

[IDEM libro septimo ad Plautium. ] §26.7.27.prTutor, qui tutelam gerit, quantum ad prouidentiam pupillarem domini loco haberi debet.
[THE SAME, in his seventh book on Plautius.] A tutor who administers a tutelage, as far as relates to the protection of the pupil, ought to be regarded as holding the position of an owner.

Notes

  1. §26.7.27.prquantum ad prouidentiam pupillarem — The phrase "quantum ad + accusative" is an idiomatic expression meaning "as far as concerns" or "in respect to," showing here that the tutor's status is restricted to the purpose of protecting the pupil (prouidentiam pupillarem).
  2. §26.7.27.prdomini loco — The ablative "loco" without a preposition, accompanied by the genitive "domini," means "in the place of the master/owner." This is a legal formula indicating that the tutor has extensive administrative authority equivalent to that of an owner.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §26.7.27.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:26.7.27.pr

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