“典”是中国传统且特有的特权制度,经历了社会习俗到成文法制度变迁过程,由于各种原因,各个时期的立法者对“典”表现出不同的态度,“典”的具体内容大不相同。本文通过对典制度的法史学考察,在还原典制度本质的同时为我国典权制度立法提供理论借鉴。 “Code ” is a Chinese traditional and peculiar system of privilege, which has experienced social customs to the process of changes in the statutory system. Due to various reasons, the legislators of different periods showed different attitudes towards “Code ”The specific content is very different. Through the study of the legal history of the Code System, this paper provides a theoretical reference for the legislation of the canon system in China while restoring the nature of the system.