HyperDic: justinian_i

English > 1 sense of the expression *Justinian I*:
NOUN	person	Justinian I, Justinian, Justinian the Great	Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians

English > *Justinian I*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	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).
Synonyms	Justinian, Justinian the Great
Instance of	emperor	The male ruler of an empire