Justinian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Justinian \Jus*tin"i*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman
     Justinian.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Justinian
       n : Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his
           empire against the Persians; codified Roman Law in 529;
           his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain
           (483-565) [syn: {Justinian I}, {Justinian the Great}]