justinian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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)
    Justinian the Great; Justinian I.

WordNet


Jus*tin"i*an adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman Justinian.

Webster 1913