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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.7.pr

Scope of the Term Sponsio and Its Broad Meaning

Passage 8821 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that the term 'sponsio' refers not only to a formal promise made through a specific interrogation, but broadly to any stipulation and promise.

[PAULUS libro secundo ad edictum. ] §50.16.7.pr'Sponsio' appellatur non solum quae per sponsus interrogationem fit, sed omnis stipulatio promissioque.
[Paul, in the second book on the Edict.] is the name given not only to that which is made through the interrogation of promise, but to every stipulation and promise.

Notes

  1. §50.16.7.prquae — The relative pronoun 'quae' (feminine singular) has 'Sponsio' (a feminine noun) as its antecedent. It is understood as an ellipsis of the antecedent, i.e., 'non solum ea [sponsio] quae...'.
  2. §50.16.7.prsponsus — Genitive singular of the fourth-declension noun 'sponsus, -us' (solemn promise). It modifies 'interrogationem' to indicate the interrogation utilizing the specific, strict verbal formula.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.7.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.7.pr

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