novellae

See also: novellæ

Latin

Adjective

novellae

1. nominative feminine plural of novellus
2. genitive feminine singular of novellus
3. dative feminine singular of novellus
4. vocative feminine plural of novellus

Noun

novellae f pl

1. Novel thoughts or interpretations. Usually associated with Jewish commentaries, it may refer to any novel interpretation of a venerated text.
2. (law) New laws promulgated after the Justinian Code.

References

• du Cange, Charles (1883), “novellae”, in G. A. Louis Henschel, Pierre Carpentier, Léopold Favre, editors, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (in Latin), Niort: L. Favre
• novellae in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• novellae in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin