postglossators
postglossators (pohst-glah-say-t[schwa]rz), n. pl. (often cap.) A group of mainly Italian jurisconsults who were active during the 14th and 15th centuries writing commentaries and treatises that related Roman law to feudal and Germanic law, canon law, and other contemporary bodies of law. • The postglossators constituted the second wave of Roman-law study after its revival in the 11th century, the first being that of the glossators. — Also termed commentators. See GLOSSATORS.