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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §38.10.2.pr

Definition of Cognates Closer than a Second Cousin

Passage 6044 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It provides a concrete definition of "one closer than a cousin," specifying it as the cousin or paternal cousin of the father of the person whose relationship is under inquiry.

[ULPIANUS libro quadragensimo sexto ad edictum. ] §38.10.2.prhoc est patris eius, de cuius cogna- "S tione quaeritur, consobrinus consobrina siue frater patruelis.
[ULPIANUS, from the forty-sixth book on the Edict.] that is, the cousin (male), cousin (female), or paternal cousin of the father of him concerning whose relationship inquiry is made.

Notes

  1. §38.10.2.preius, de cuius — eius is the antecedent of the relative pronoun cuius, and as a genitive it modifies patris (of the father). The relative clause de cuius cognatione quaeritur (concerning whose relationship inquiry is made) modifies eius, referring to the principal party whose blood relationship is under investigation.
  2. §38.10.2.prquaeritur — Third-person singular present passive of quaero (to inquire, investigate), used impersonally here to mean 'inquiry is made' or 'it is under question/investigation' regarding the relationship.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §38.10.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:38.10.2.pr

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