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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §26.7.52.pr

Duty of Curators to Provide Dowry and Wedding Expenses

Passage 3887 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The passage establishes that a curator acting for a minor must provide not only the dowry but also the necessary expenses for the wedding.

[NERATIUS libro primo responsorum. ] §26.7.52.prCurator pro minore non tantum dotem dare debet, sed etiam impendia, quae ad nuptias facienda sunt.
[NERATIUS, from the first book of Responses.] A curator on behalf of a minor ought not only to give a dowry, but also the expenses which must be incurred for the wedding.

Notes

  1. §26.7.52.prcurator pro minore — While a 'tutor' (guardian) primarily protects infants and persons under puberty, a 'curator' protects and assists minors (under twenty-five years of age). The preposition 'pro' here means 'on behalf of' or 'for the benefit of'.
  2. §26.7.52.primpendia, quae ad nuptias facienda sunt — Taking 'impendia' (expenses) as its antecedent, this relative clause features the gerundive 'facienda' with 'sunt', expressing necessity or obligation. 'Impendia facere' is an idiomatic expression meaning 'to incur expenses'; hence, in the passive, it refers to the expenses that must be incurred for the wedding.

Cite this passage

Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §26.7.52.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:26.7.52.pr

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