[Gaius libro primo fideicommissorum. ] §35.1.88.prid est quae ipsi seruo commodior sit,
[GAIUS in the first book on Trusts.] that is, the one which is more advantageous to the slave himself,
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §35.1.88.pr
Meaning of the Easiest Condition in Grants of Freedom
Summary
Explains that the "easiest condition" to be regarded in grants of freedom means the one that is more advantageous to the slave himself.
Notes
- §35.1.88.prquae ipsi seruo commodior sit — The antecedent of the relative pronoun quae is condicio in the preceding fragment (D.35.1.87.pr). The subjunctive sit is a subjunctive of characteristic, defining or describing the nature of the condition as "one which is more advantageous to the slave himself."
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §35.1.88.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:35.1.88.pr
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