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lex Papia Poppea

n. [Latin] Roman law. A law proposed by the consuls Papius and Poppeus at the request of Augustus. ( It is usu. considered with the lex Julia de maritandis ordinibus as one law. -Also termed Papian law; Poppean law. See lex Julia de maritandis ordinibus under LEX JULIA.