iustorum

iustorum is the genitive plural form of the Latin adjective iustus, meaning “of the just” or “of the righteous.” In Latin grammar, iustus is a second-declension adjective; its genitive plural, iustorum, is used to express possession or association with a noun. Thus iustorum typically appears as part of a noun phrase, for example libri iustorum (“books of the righteous”) or mores iustorum (“the customs of the righteous”).

As a grammatical form, iustorum is not usually a stand-alone noun but a genitive attribute. It can modify masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns in the genitive plural, and it is commonly found in inscriptions, legal and administrative texts, and religious writings where a community or group is described in virtue or relationship to righteousness.

In classical literature, iustorum occurs in contexts where a group identified by virtue, law, or moral standing is referenced. In ecclesiastical and medieval Latin, the phrase is frequent in hagiography and doctrinal writing, describing the righteous or referring to possessions, actions, or privileges of those regarded as just.

Overall, iustorum functions as a grammatical marker within noun phrases rather than as an independent concept. Its usage highlights how Latin employs the genitive to convey belonging, attribution, and relation to a qualité or class—the righteous—in both secular and religious texts. See also iustus, iustitia, and related discussions of righteousness in Latin literature.