Main Entry:

pan·dect

Pronunciation:

\ˈpan-ˌdekt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Late Latin Pandectae, the Pandects, digest of Roman civil law (6th century a.d.), from Latin, plural of pandectes encyclopedic work, from Greek pandektēs all-receiving, from pan- + dechesthai to receive; akin to Greek dokein to seem, seem good — more at decent

Date:

1553

1 : a complete code of the laws of a country or system of law 2 : a treatise covering an entire subject