Salic

[ sal-ik, sey-lik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Salian Franks.

salic

¹

/ ˈsælɪk; ˈseɪ- /

adjective

1. (of rocks and minerals) having a high content of silica and alumina

Salic

²

/ ˈsælɪk; ˈseɪlɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Salian Franks or the Salic law

Word History and Origins

Origin of Salic¹

1540–50; < Medieval Latin Salicus, equivalent to Late Latin Sal ( iī ) (plural) tribal name + -icus -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Salic¹

C20: from s ( ilica ) + al ( umina ) + -ic

Example Sentences

I say, that unluckily there exists in France a law they call the Salic law, which destroys all our pretensions.

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Then, for 240 years your ancestors had already had a right to the throne before the Salic law was invented.

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This circumstance greatly disturbed the kings mind; he observed, that the Salic law had made no provision for such a case.

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Then we talked of intervention in Spain, then of the Salic Law and in fact of everything that is occupying people just now.

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If some one has tried to teach you a little history, you will perhaps think that this is the Salic law.

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