GLOSSATORS
glossators (glah-say-t<<schwa>>rz). (usu. cap.) A group of Italian jurisconsults who, from
the 11th to the 13th centuries, were primarily responsible for the revival of the study of Roman
law. • They originally worked by glossing (that is, explaining in the margin) difficult or unclear
passages, and gradually their writings blossomed into full-blown commentaries and discussions.
See POSTGLOSSATORS. [Blacks Law 8th]