digeste — meaning in English

English meaning

• digest verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
• pandect noun Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).

Senses

digeste is used for these senses in English:

• digest A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
• pandect (by extension, rare) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.

digest — full definition

1. verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
2. verb To think over and fully take in information or an idea.
3. noun A short summary of longer material, or a periodical made up of such summaries.

pandect — full definition

1. noun Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).
2. noun Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.
3. noun A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically (Christianity) a manuscript of the entire Bible.

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