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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.3.1.pr

Right of Lawful Collegia to Manumit Slaves

Passage 6346 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that the Divine Marcus granted the power to manumit slaves to all legally constituted associations (collegia).

[ULPIANUS libro quinto ad Sabinum. ] §40.3.1.prDiuus Marcus omnibus collegiis, quibus coeundi ius est, manumittendi potestatem dedit:
[ULPIAN, in the fifth book on Sabinus.] The Divine Marcus gave the power of manumitting to all associations which have the right to assemble:

Notes

  1. §40.3.1.prquibus coeundi ius est — The relative pronoun `quibus`, referring back to the antecedent `omnibus collegiis`, functions as a dative of possession with `ius est` ("to which there is a right", i.e., "which have the right"). `coeundi` is the genitive of the gerund of the intransitive verb `coire` (to assemble, form an association), modifying the noun `ius`. Thus, the entire clause translates to "which have the right to assemble (or form an association)."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §40.3.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:40.3.1.pr

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