[ULPIANUS libro quarto regularum. ] §40.7.16.prStatulibera quidquid peperit, hoc seruum heredis est.
[ULPIAN, from the fourth book of rules.] Whatever a statulibera has given birth to, this is a slave of the heir.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.7.16.pr
Status of Children Born to a Statulibera Before Fulfillment
Summary
This section rules on the legal status of a child born to a statulibera before her condition is fulfilled, stating that the child becomes a slave of the heir.
Notes
- §40.7.16.prStatulibera — A nominative singular feminine noun. It is positioned at the beginning of the sentence to present the topic, and syntactically functions as the subject of the verb `peperit` (perfect active third-person singular of `pario`) within the relative clause.
- §40.7.16.prseruum — The classical `servum` (`servuom`). Rather than the accusative of the masculine noun `servus`, it is the nominative neuter singular of the adjective `servus, -a, -um` (slavish, serving), agreeing in gender, number, and case with the preceding neuter demonstrative pronoun `hoc` (referring to `quidquid peperit`) as a predicate.
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