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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.8.25.pr

Legacy of Peculium and Sub-Slaves of Under-Slaves

Passage 5114 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that if a slave is freed and bequeathed his peculium, the under-slaves of his under-slaves are also included in the bequest.

[CELSUS libro nono decimo digestorum. ] §33.8.25.prSi seruus liber esse iussus sit eique peculium legatum sit, uicariorum eius uicarii legato continentur.
[From the nineteenth book of Celsus' Digests.] If a slave has been ordered to be free and his peculium has been bequeathed to him, the under-slaves of his under-slaves are included in the bequest.

Notes

  1. §33.8.25.pruicariorum eius uicarii — eius is the genitive of the demonstrative pronoun referring to the freed slave (seruus), modifying uicariorum (genitive plural). The subject uicarii (nominative plural) refers to the under-slaves of his under-slaves, illustrating a nested structure of peculium where an under-slave (uicarius) himself owns another under-slave.
  2. §33.8.25.prlegato continentur — legato is the ablative of legatum (bequest), serving as an ablative of instrument or limitation, used with the passive verb continentur to mean 'are contained/included in the bequest'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.8.25.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.8.25.pr

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