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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §38.1.35.pr

Exemption of Freedwomen Over Fifty from Services

Passage 5920 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The text states that a freedwoman over fifty years of age is not required to perform services for her patron.

[PAULUS libro secundo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §38.1.35.prLiberta maior quinquaginta annis operas praestare patrono non cogitur.
[PAULUS, in his second book on the Lex Julia et Papia.] A freedwoman older than fifty years is not compelled to perform services for her patron.

Notes

  1. §38.1.35.prmaior quinquaginta annis — The ablative of comparison `annis` is used with the comparative adjective `maior` (comparative of `magnus`), meaning "older than fifty years".
  2. §38.1.35.prpraestare patrono ... non cogitur — The passive form of the transitive verb `cogere` (to compel), `cogitur`, is combined with the complementary infinitive `praestare` to express the exemption from the obligation ("is not compelled to perform").

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §38.1.35.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:38.1.35.pr

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